Central

Central is a town in , United States. As of the 2020 census, Central had a population of 5,247. It received its name from being halfway or the central point between Atlanta and along the former Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway line. 's main campus is east of downtown Central.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 5,160 residents
  • Description: town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Center”, “Central, SC”, “Central, South Carolina”, and “Garvin”
  • Postal code: 29630

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southern Wesleyan University.

University
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is a private Christian university in Central, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1906 by what is now the Wesleyan Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norris and Clemson.

Village
is a town in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 741. It is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3 miles northeast of Central.

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is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . is adjacent to University, and is identified with it.

Town
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is a town in , United States. The population was 3,489 at the 2020 census. It is a sister city of in the of . is situated 5 miles south of Central.

Central

Latitude
34.72574° or 34° 43′ 33″ north
Longitude
-82.7805° or 82° 46′ 50″ west
Population
5,160
Elevation
912 feet (278 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CTL
Open location code
866VP6G9+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29635987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4574153
Wiki­data ID
Q2190705
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Central” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سنترال”
  • Basque: “Central”
  • Belarusian: “Сэнтрал”
  • Catalan: “Central”
  • Cebuano: “Central”
  • Chechen: “Сентрал”
  • Chinese: “Central”
  • Chinese: “中央”
  • Danish: “Central”
  • Dutch: “Central”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سنترال”
  • Esperanto: “Central”
  • French: “Central”
  • Georgian: “სენტრალი”
  • German: “Central”
  • Gilaki: “سنترال (نسايي کارؤلينا)”
  • Gilaki: “سنترال”
  • Haitian: “Central, Kawolin disid”
  • Hebrew: “סנטרל, קרוליינה הדרומית”
  • Hebrew: “סנטרל”
  • Hungarian: “Central”
  • Irish: “Central”
  • Italian: “Central”
  • Japanese: “セントラル”
  • Ladin: “Central”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Central”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Central”
  • Norwegian: “Central”
  • Persian: “سنترال”
  • Persian: “سنترل، کارولینای جنوبی”
  • Persian: “سنترل”
  • Polish: “Central”
  • Portuguese: “Central”
  • Russian: “Сентрал (Южная Каролина)”
  • Russian: “Сентрал”
  • Serbian: “Сентрал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Central, South Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Central”
  • Silesian: “Central”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سنترال، گونئی کارولینا”
  • Spanish: “Central (Carolina del Sur)”
  • Spanish: “Central”
  • Swedish: “Central, South Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Central”
  • Tatar: “Сентрал”
  • Turkish: “Central, Güney Karolina”
  • Turkish: “Central”
  • Ukrainian: “Сентрал”
  • Urdu: “سینٹرل، جنوبی کیرولائنا”
  • Volapük: “Central”
  • Welsh: “Central, De Carolina”
  • Welsh: “Central”
  • “Central”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Baseball Fields & Playgrounds and Bolick Field.

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