Calhoun County, South Carolina

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Calhoun County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Saint Matthews
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
Courthouse Annex
Saint Matthews, SC 29135-0000
Foundation : 1908
Area code : 001 803
Demographics
Residents : 15,100  (2005)
Population density : 15.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1016 km²
Water surface : 31 km²
map
Map of Calhoun County within South Carolina

Calhoun County is a county in the state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Saint Matthews .

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of South Carolina and has an area of ​​1016 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Richland Counties , Sumter Counties , Clarendon Counties , Orangeburg Counties , and Lexington Counties .

history

Calhoun County was formed on February 14, 1908. It was named after John C. Calhoun , the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832 under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and a longtime Senator .

17 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%
1910 16,634 -
1920 18,384 10.5%
1930 16,707 -9.1%
1940 16,229 -2.9%
1950 14,753 -9.1%
1960 12,256 -16.9%
1970 10,780 -12%
1980 12.206 13.2%
1990 12,753 4.5%
2000 15,185 19.1%
1900-1990

2000

As of the 2000 census , Calhoun County had 15,185 people in 5,917 households and 4,272 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 50.03 percent white, 48.69 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,917 households, 30.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.0 percent were married couples living together, 15.8 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 24.5 percent were single households, and 9.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

25.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 7.4 percent between 18 and 24, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44, 26.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,736 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,823. Males had a median income of $ 31,431 versus $ 22,267 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,446. 13.2 percent of families and 16.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in Calhoun County

There are two parishes in Calhoun County, both of which have town status.

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Calhoun County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 40 .
  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. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Calhoun County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 33 ° 40 ′  N , 80 ° 47 ′  W