Capital: Columbia
Mottoes: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources)
and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)
Nickname: Palmetto State
Origin of name: In honor of Charles I of England
Ten largest cities (1994):
Columbia, 104,101;
Charleston, 76,854;
North Charleston, 67,720;
Greenville, 59,808;
Rock Hill, 47,006;
Spartanburg, 45,721;
Sumter, 42,773;
Mount Pleasant, 34,425;
Florence, 32,387;
Anderson, 29,722
Land area (rank): 30,111 sq mi. (77,988 sq km) (40)
Geographic center: In Richland Co., 13 mi. SE of Columbia
1997 resident population est.: 3,760,181
1990 resident census population (rank): 3,486,703 (25).
Male: 1,688,510; Female: 1,798,193.
White: 2,406,974 (69.0%); Black: 1,039,884 (29.8%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 8,246 (0.2%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 22,382 (0.6%); Other race: 9,217 (0.3%); Hispanic: 30,551 (0.9%)
1990 percent population under 18: 26.4; 65 and over: 11.4; median age: 32.0
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. USAV Palmetto Region
In in 1996-1997 school year,
175 high schools fielded girls teams with 3,490 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
121 Westpark Boulevard
(PO Box 211575 [29221-6575])
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803-798-0120
803.731.9679 - FAX
SCHSL WWW Page
DIVISION I - WOMENS
Charleston Southern Univ. Charleston SC 29423-8087 Clemson University Clemson SC 29634 Coastal Carolina University Conway SC 29528-6054 South Carolina State Univ. Orangeburg SC 29117-0001 Winthrop University Rock Hill SC 29733 College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 Furman University Greenville SC 29613 University of South Carolina Columbia SC 29208 Wofford College Spartanburg SC 29303-3663DIVISION II - WOMENS
ANDERSON COLLEGE ANDERSON SC 29621 COKER COLLEGE HARTSVILLE SC 29550 ERSKINE COLLEGE DUE WEST SC 29639 FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY FLORENCE SC 29501-0547 LIMESTONE COLLEGE GAFFNEY SC 29340-3799 NEWBERRY COLLEGE NEWBERRY SC 29108 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE CLINTON SC 29325-2998 UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN AIKEN SC 29801 U. OF SO. CAROLINA-SPARTANBURG SPARTANBURG SC 29303DIVISION III - WOMENS
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