South Carolina will gain a seventh congressional seat in two years, expanding its presence in the U.S. House of Representatives to a level not seen since 1930.
The state’s 15.3 percent growth rate during the past decade was slightly above the 14.3 growth rate in the South, the nation’s fastest-growing region, according to 2010 census data released Tuesday.
South Carolina’s population increased in part because of people like Timothy and Lillian Worster, who moved to Charleston several years ago.
“We came down here for two weeks on the beach about 10 years ago and said ‘To hell with that. We’re not going back to Maine. We found paradise,’ ” he said.
And the Diocese of South Carolina can share in the limelight. For 2002 through 2009, South Carolina stands number ONE (of 95 TEC ddioceses considered) with Members up 13.9 percent, ASA up 3.3 percent, and Plate & Pledge up 10.1 percent (adjusted for inflation). It is the ONLY diocese that had a gain in all three categories. Statmann