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Close-knit Communities is considered a municipality of its own and is therefore
officially separate from the City of Clemson. The two entities
of the Clemson Area cooperate to serve the Clemson community and are regarded
as an exceptional example of town and gown relations.

The influence of Clemson University on the overall character
and living experience of the City of Clemson is evident year-
round. It is especially undeniable during seven weekends
during the fall when tens of thousands of orange-clad
Clemson football fans descend upon the City to support
their Tigers.

The inhabitants of the University and the City benefit from
their cooperative relationship in many ways. In addition to
its array of athletic programs, Clemson University’s Brooks
Center for the Performing Arts offers cultural programs in
music, art exhibits, student theater productions, and film
screenings to enhance
the community living
experience. The South
Carolina Botanical Garden
on campus attracts locals and
visitors to its acres of blooms
and green space. Another
wonderful asset is the City’s
fare-free transit system,
CATbus, that offers public
transportation to students,
faculty, staff, residents, and
visitors traveling in and
around Clemson.
Both the University and the City enhance the area’s sense of
community through events and activities. The City supports
such events as ClemsonFest (a Chamber and community
Independence Day celebration), the Downtown Trick or
Treat and Halloween festival, the Holiday Parade each
R esidents will tell you the Clemson culture, a superior quality of life, scenic beauty, and a variety of recreational sports programs. Some of the
December, the Clemson Farmers Market, Camp Clemson,
University-sponsored events included the student-organized
Area is a great place to live,
and a population of folks who are genuinely
First Friday Parade in August, Military Appreciation Day
and visitors love exploring the
happy to see you.
wonderful assets of this beautiful
Field and Tigerama to kick-off Homecoming weekend.
region all year long. With the Blue Ridge Clemson is the largest of the four communities during a Clemson football game, and the floats on Bowman
Mountains and an abundance of waterfalls served by the Clemson Area Chamber of
nearby, large lakes for outdoor enthusiasts, Commerce. For ten months of the year, the more
four hospitable seasons, the vitality of the than 25,000 students attending Clemson University
University scene, and four welcoming augment the city’s population of more than 17,000
communities, the Clemson Area offers spirited permanent residents. However, the University
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