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'''Little Mountain''' is a town in [[Newberry County, South Carolina|Newberry County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 291 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].
==History==
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[[Little Mountain (South Carolina)|The mountain]] is a monadnock, which is an isolated mountain or rock that has resisted the process of erosion and stands alone in an otherwise flat area.
The [[Little Mountain Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003. <ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
===Early history===
The mountain was referred to as Ruff's Mountain until sometime in the 1800s.
===The Town===
Frederick H. Dominick was appointed as postmaster in May 1852. Abraham Noah Boland was appointed as postmaster of the Little Mountain Post Office in 1888. The town was founded around a railroad station in 1890:<ref name="Brown">{{cite news |last = Brown|first = Robbie|title = One-Stoplight Town Seeks Just One Mayor|work = [[The New York Times]]|location = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York
[[File:Partial Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 - Little Mountain, SC.jpg|thumb|alt=Partial Solar Eclipse, Little Mountain, 2024|Partial Solar Eclipse seen from Little Mountain, SC on April 8, 2024]]
Early residents were farmers of corn, cotton and grain. The town has become a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] for [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], the state capital, 30 miles to the southeast. <ref name= "Brown" />
===Education===
In 1892, a school was opened in a tenant house and taught by the pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rev. S. L. Nease. Later a one-room school building was built on an acre of land donated by Noah Boland.
==Geography==
Little Mountain is located at {{coord|34|11|43|N|81|24|50|W|type:city}} (34.195161, -81.413946).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km
Little Mountain is located on Interstate 26 at Exit 85, which is approximately {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} from the heart of downtown.
===Climate===
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|location = Little Mountain, South Carolina, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1894-present
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 51.9
| Feb high F = 56.5
| Mar high F = 63.8
| Apr high F = 71.9
| May high F = 79.4
| Jun high F = 85.8
| Jul high F = 88.9
| Aug high F = 87.0
| Sep high F = 81.4
| Oct high F = 72.2
| Nov high F = 63.4
| Dec high F = 54.3
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 42.3
|Feb mean F = 46.1
|Mar mean F = 52.8
|Apr mean F = 60.9
|May mean F = 68.9
|Jun mean F = 76.0
|Jul mean F = 79.1
|Aug mean F = 77.6
|Sep mean F = 71.7
|Oct mean F = 61.7
|Nov mean F = 53.0
|Dec mean F = 44.6
|year mean F =
| Jan low F = 32.7
| Feb low F = 35.8
| Mar low F = 41.9
| Apr low F = 49.9
| May low F = 58.3
| Jun low F = 66.2
| Jul low F = 69.2
| Aug low F = 68.3
| Sep low F = 62.0
| Oct low F = 51.2
| Nov low F = 42.6
| Dec low F = 35.0
|year low F =
|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 103
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 81
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = -2
|Feb record low F = -4
|Mar record low F = 9
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 33
|Jun record low F = 45
|Jul record low F = 53
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = 2
|year record low F =
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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.12
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.96
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.30
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.96
| May precipitation inch = 2.88
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.22
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.60
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.68
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.65
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.52
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.33
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.68
|year precipitation inch = 45.90
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.4
| Feb precipitation days = 8.7
| Mar precipitation days = 8.6
| Apr precipitation days = 7.7
| May precipitation days = 7.2
| Jun precipitation days = 8.8
| Jul precipitation days = 9.6
| Aug precipitation days = 9.8
| Sep precipitation days = 6.7
| Oct precipitation days = 6.3
| Nov precipitation days = 7.1
| Dec precipitation days = 8.4
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USC00385200.normals.txt
|title = Station Name: SC LITTLE MTN
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=cae
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = March 5, 2021}}</ref>
}}
==Demographics==
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|2000= 255
|2010= 291
|2020= 249
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
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According to the United
[[Image:LittleMountainWaterTower.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Photo of the [[water tower]] in Little Mountain, SC]]
== Government ==
The Town of Little Mountain has a mayor
==Little Mountain Town Reunion==
Every year, the town of Little Mountain hosts the "Little Mountain Town Reunion" during the month of August.
The Newberry Observer documents that in 1882, this group met first at Corinth Lutheran Church across the Saluda River. It was probably in the next year, or possibly the following year, that the officials decided to try the site at Little Mountain. The event was so successful that it was decided by those present that each year a Newberry College Reunion would be held at the foot of Little Mountain. The
A typical Little Mountain Reunion afforded not only a time to renew friendships made at school but also the time to catch up on political thinking and the state of politics in the Dutch Fork. A welcoming address by the president of Newberry College made everyone feel at home and gave a pretty good idea of the state of the college.
These reunions became a traditional part of the community, situated in the heart of the Dutch Fork area, and were eagerly anticipated by everybody in the area. The simple pleasures afforded here along with the community spirit helped maintain the reunion until the eve of [[World War II]].
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In 1976, the Town of Little Mountain and the [[Ruritan Club]] decided to renew the reunion as a bicentennial project. The idea generated a great deal of enthusiasm in the town. The festival was such a success that the Little Mountain Association was formed and the Little Mountain Reunion again became an annual affair.
The 2012 Reunion was cancelled, reportedly due to contract and liability issues between the Little Mountain Town Council and the Little Mountain Reunion Association.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newberryobserver.com/view/full_story/18544856/article-Reunion-Association-debating-reunion%E2%80%99s-fate |author= Netzel, Natalie |date= 2012 |title= Reunion Association debating
During the August 2013 Town Council meeting, the council voted to have the Little Mountain Reunion brought back starting August 2014.
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