Laurens
A city in Laurens County, South Carolina — population 8,852 as of 2020.
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87°F
Mostly Sunny6% precip
Tonight
68°F
Partly Cloudy10% precip
Saturday
83°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms80% precip
Saturday Night
62°F
Showers And Thunderstorms92% precip
News in Laurens
The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County
September 24
Early lead slips away as Bengals fall to Laurens
LAURENS – After waiting out a statewide wave of severe weather and lightning delays Friday night, the Blythewood Bengals bolted out to a two-touchdown lead against Laurens. But the host Raiders answered with a devastating 38-6 run over the final two-and-a-half quarters, handing…
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Laurens by the numbers
Population
8,852Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 9.84 sq mi (25.49 km²)
- Median age
- 42.1
- Households
- 3,925
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $49,246
- Median house value
- $180,700
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 126 E PUBLIC SQ, LAURENS, SC 29360