Wagener, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wagener census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29164. The Survey maps it on the Wagener quadrangle. 631 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 466 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWagener fell from 797 to 631 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 797 | |
| 2020 | 631 | -166 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1944 USGS Seivern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Wagener quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Wagener between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,865 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 41 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
31 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wagener in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $60,000 | Several trees were downed onto homes in the town of Wagener. One home was completely destroyed, one was moderately damaged, and seven homes experienced minor damage. Affected locations included Pine St and Railroad St W, Ables St, Columbia Rd, Main St N, and Lee St N. Time estimated. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $8,000 | Sheriff reported trees down around the Wagner area. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $8,000 | Aiken Electric reported several trees and powerlines down in the northeast portion of the county from Waganer and Perry to the Lexington and Orangeburg county lines. Several power outages occurred. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $4,000 | DOT reported trees down on Wagener road and Trail road. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Wagener Road and South Dixie Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Tabernacle road. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wagener | $500 | SCHP reported roadway flooding on Hwy 302 at Warner Lane in Wagener. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Wagener | - | A National Weather Service survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of|80 mph that tracked south of Wagener in Aiken County. The tornado started near|Stonemill Road, crossing Holiness Church Road then moved northeast across South Dixie|Road and dissipated near Jeffcoat Road. Over the 3.5 mile track, the tornado destroyed|a dock outbuilding and snapped and uprooted multiple pine trees particularly along Otis|Baughman Sr Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Aiken dispatch reported a tree down on Carriage Lane Dr and Wagener Rd. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Aiken dispatch reported a tree down in the roadway on Columbia Rd in Wagener. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | SCHP reported power lines down near the intersection of Aiken Rd and Louie St in Wagener. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | SC Highway Patrol reported two trees down, one on State Park Rd near SC Hwy 302, and the other on Wagontong Rd near Holstein Rd. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Outbuilding with aluminum sliding and roof blown over and aluminum scattered a couple hundred yards away. Wind speed estimated at 75 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wagener | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail along Camp Rawls Road. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Wagener | - | NWS Storm Survey confirmed trees down along JB Swartze, Counter and other secondary roads with no structural damage. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Wagener | - | Convenience store reported penny size hail. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Post Office reported trees down and roof torn off stables at 627 Berlin Rd. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wagener | - | WRDW reported nickel size hail and large branches down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Wagener | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail on SC Hwy 302. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Wagener and on hwy 113. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Public reported numerous large branches down around the Water Wheel Grocery Store area. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wagener | - | Post Office reported penny size hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wagener | - | Water Wheel Grocery reported penny size hail. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Aiken Electric reported trees and powerlines down northeast of Wagener. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wagener | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Wagener and Perry. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Wagener | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail near Wagner. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | Storm survey found trees down on hwys 74 and 134. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wagener | - | Public and business reported quarter size hail with event during storm survey. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Wagener | - | Utility company reported 3/4 inch hail along SC Highway 39. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagener | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Wagener | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Berlin | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Chaffee (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Seivern | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Rawls | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Salley | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Barefoot | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland Crossroads | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wagener | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q784978 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251308. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







