ent on ▁literally ▁moved ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁buildings ▁ ▁north ▁to ▁New ▁Ell ent on ▁after ▁being ▁ev icted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Geography ▁New ▁Ell ent on ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 4 2 1 3 1 1 , ▁− 8 1 . 6 8 0 8 5 6 ) ▁in ▁southern ▁A iken ▁County , ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁Site . ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Highway ▁ 1 9 ▁is ▁Main ▁Street ▁for ▁the ▁community , ▁leading ▁north ▁ ▁to ▁A iken , ▁the ▁county ▁seat , ▁and ▁south ▁ 1 ▁mile ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 2 7 8 , ▁which ▁leads ▁west ▁ ▁to ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁sout heast ▁ ▁to ▁Bar n well . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 , 2 5 0 ▁people , ▁ 8 7 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 6 1 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 4 4 9 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 7 3 . 4 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 0 7 9 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 2 1 5 . 5 ▁per ▁square