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Newry
South CarolinaCDP
Newry
Total population
412
Median home value
$303,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$45,407
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Newry is a census-designated place in Oconee County, South Carolina. According to the 2020 United States Census, the population of the CDP was 199.
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History
Captain William Ashmead Courtenay (1831-1908) served in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War, and was the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina from 1879–1887. Courtenay and a group of investors formed the Courtenay Manufacturing Company in 1893 with an initial capitalization of $134,500. The company purchased of land along the Little River in Oconee County on June 1, 1893. Captain Courtenay's father emigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1791. In 1972, the earthen Little River Dam was constructed and Lake Keowee was filled. Newry's baseball field was destroyed to make way for the dam. Abney Mills closed the Newry mill in July 1975. Some of the employees and town residents left to work at other Abney Mills factories. The village lost many residents.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Newry, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,240
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves6,601
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves6,294
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves5,938
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves5,734
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,071
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,765
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,513
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Walhalla HighHigh · Walhalla · 1,139 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Seneca HighHigh · Seneca · 1,052 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- Walhalla MiddleMiddle · Walhalla · 845 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Seneca MiddleMiddle · Seneca · 781 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- Northside ElementaryElementary · Seneca · 658 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · Seneca · 597 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Walhalla ElementaryElementary · West Union · 595 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- James M. Brown ElementaryElementary · Walhalla · 565 students · 10.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.65 — 2026-03-2410 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
- M 2.54 — 2025-08-234 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 3.04 — 2025-08-233 km N of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.88 — 2025-08-233 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.73 — 2025-08-147 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
- M 2.53 — 2024-10-133 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Newry
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 226 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET