Allendale County

Allendale County Courthouse
administration
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Allendale
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 190 Allendale, SC 29810-0190
Foundation :	February 6, 1919
Made up from:	Barnwell County Hampton County
Area code :	001 803
Demographics
Residents :	10,917  (2005)
Population density :	10.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1069 km²
Water surface :	11 km²
map
Website : allendalecounty.com

Allendale County is a county in the state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Allendale .

geography

The county is located in southwest South Carolina, bordering Georgia and has an area of ​​1,069 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bamberg County , Colleton County , Hampton County , Screven County, Georgia, Burke County (Georgia), and Barnwell County .

history

Allendale County was formed on February 6, 1919 from parts of Barnwell County and Hampton County. It was named after Paul H. Allen (1800–?), Who was the first postmaster in Allendale from 1849.

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 26, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1920	16,098		-
1930	13,294		-17.4%
1940	13,040		-1.9%
1950	11,773		-9.7%
1960	11,362		-3.5%
1970	9692		-14.7%
1980	10,700		10.4%
1990	11,722		9.6%
2000	11,211		-4.4%
1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Allendale County had 11,211 people in 3,915 households and 2,615 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 71.00 percent white, 27.37 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.00 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.85 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.51 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.61 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,915 households, 30.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 35.8 percent were married couples living together, 25.8 percent were single mothers, 33.2 percent were non-families, 30.0 percent were single households, and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21 people.

26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 20,898 , and the median income for a family was $ 27,348. Males had a median income of $ 25,930 versus $ 20,318 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,293. 28.4 percent of families and 34.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in Allendale County

There are four parishes in Allendale County, all of which have town status.

Towns

Allendale Fairfax

Sycamore Ulmer

Unincorporated Communities

• Martin

See also

• List of counties in South Carolina

Individual evidence

1. ^ Allendale County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 7 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 26, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov Retrieved on February 28, 2011
6. ^ Page no longer available , search web archives: Allendale County, South Carolina , data sheet with the results of the census in 2000 at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Allendale County, South Carolina  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 59 ′  N , 81 ° 21 ′  W