Climate:
Average Daily Temps:
Low: 54 F
High: 75 F

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Population:
100,122 (1998)

Unemployment:
3.8% (Jan. 2000)

Income:
Per Capita Income:
$19,600(1997)
Median Family Income:
$43,200 (1999)

Real Estate:
Median Home Cost:
$139,200 (1999)

Top Employers:
Bosch
Cummins Engine Company
The Citadel
City of Charleston
Westvaco

County:
Charleston County

Mayor:
Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
City of Charleston - Website

Congressmen:
Congressman J. Gresham Barrett, Phone: (202) 225-5301
Congressman Henry Brown, Phone: (202) 225-3176
Congressman James E. Clyburn, Phone: (202) 225-3315
Congressman Jim DeMint, Phone: (202) 225-6030
Congressman John Spratt, Phone: (202)-225-5501
Congressman Joe Wilson, Phone: (202) 225-2452

Education, Crime, and Taxes:
Expanded info and links
Other Information on Education

Newspapers:
The Post and Courier
Charleston Regional Business Journal

Utilities:
Phone:Bell South
Electric: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Gas: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Water: Charleston Commissioners of Public Works