Ballentine SC Gateway to Lake Murray
The town was recently in the planning stages of being incorporated. Ballentine would be the seventh incorporated community in Richland County if it were to be incorporated. It would be the first created in the area since Arcadia Lakes was formed in 1959, according to the Municipal Association of South Carolina. The town would have had a population of about 2,500 people, however, the recent vote for incorporation was not successful]. The town’s desire to incorporate was partially driven by the encroachment of nearby Irmo, South Carolina.
Ballentine is located on Lake Murray, a large reservoir formed in the 1930s by the Dreher Shoals Dam, which at the time was the largest earthen dam in the world. Ballentine refers to itself on the signs leading into town as “The Gateway To Lake Murray”. The community experienced much growth during the late twentieth century, sparked by the combination of its lakefront location and its proximity to the city of Columbia. In the twenty-first century, Ballentine has been transformed by the addition of two large, new, middle-class subdivisions and by some new commercial development as well as a new elementary school. It is now an affluent suburb of Columbia although it maintains something of a rural feel in many areas
Ballentine Community Organizations
- American Red Cross Web Sites
- Locate a Local VFW Post
- Habitat for Humanity – Local Affiliates
- VA Facilities in South Carolina
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Salvation Army – Local Centers
- Senior Housing in/near Ballentine, SC
Ballentine Data & Demographics
- Richland County – Crime Statistics
- Richland County – Personal Income and Earnings Data
- South Carolina Economic Conditions – Quarterly Report by FDIC
- South Carolina Health Statistics – National Center for Health Statistics
- Ballentine, South Carolina Neighborhood Demographics
- Ballentine, South Carolina Local Area Business Patterns
Ballentine Entertainment – Movies
Ballentine Environment & Science
- Richland County Pollution Scorecard
- South Carolina Water Resources
- South Carolina Air Quality Conditions and Forecasts
- Ballentine, South Carolina Environmental Releases/Pollution Sources
- US Environmental Protection Agency – Enviromapper
Ballentine Government
- South Carolina Congressional Districts: Maps & Contact Information
- South Carolina Conservation Districts
- State and Local Government Websites
- Elected Officials
- USDA Cooperative Extension Offices
- Search for South Carolina Local Codes and Ordinances
- South Carolina Tax Information
- Sales Tax Rates by ZIP Code
Ballentine Health & Medical
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
- Poison Control & Prevention Centers serving South Carolina
- South Carolina Health Statistics – National Center for Health Statistics
- Pollen Levels
- Ballentine, South Carolina Hospitals (Local/Regional/State)
Ballentine Newcomer Information
Ballentine Newspapers, Radio & TV
- Local Newspapers, Radio and TV, Source 1
- Search Google News for Ballentine, South Carolina
- Search Yahoo News for Ballentine, South Carolina
- Local Newspapers, Radio and TV, Source 2
Ballentine and Greater South Carolina Parks & Recreation
- Richland County Golf Courses
- South Carolina Recreation Areas
- South Carolina Festivals
- South Carolina National Forests
- Things To Do in South Carolina
- Parks in Ballentine and Richland County
- South Carolina State Parks
- National Parks, Preserves, Seashores and Wild/Scenic Rivers in South Carolina
- South Carolina Wildlife Refuges
