<P> In 2008, there were talks about incorporating the villages of Graniteville, Vaucluse, and Warrenville; as a result, the towns approved a referendum to vote on whether or not to incorporate . If approved, the municipality would have had an area of around 20 square miles (52 km). The referendum was defeated by a two - to - one margin in August 2008 . </P> <P> Until 1996, Graniteville was the home office and central location of a collection of textile plants in South Carolina and Georgia known as The Graniteville Company . In 1996, the company was bought out by Avondale Mills, a company which was one of the largest denim manufacturers in the United States . Avondale closed or sold off all of its plants in the area in 2006, unable to recover financially from the train accident in 2005 . Graniteville is also home to a Bridgestone / Firestone Tire and Rubber Company plant . </P> <P> A continuing legacy of The Graniteville Company is the Gregg - Graniteville Foundation, which was established by the company in 1941 in honor of Mr. Gregg . To continue his concern for people, the Foundation awards annual college scholarships and other charitable contributions . Gregg Park Civic Center, a recreational complex, has services offered to community residents at a nominal charge . The Foundation funds the complex which includes a walking track, softball and baseball fields, tennis courts, swimming area, picnic area . The gym includes a basketball court, weight room, exercise room, racquetball courts, locker rooms and showers . </P> <P> As of 2010, the total population of the CDP was 2,614 . 0.65% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% were Asian, 28.62% were African American, 0.08% were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 65.26% were white, 2.83% were some other race, and 2.52% were of two or more races . People of Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) were 5.93% of the population . </P>

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