Chester County, South Carolina

administration
Chester County Courthouse
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Chester
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Drawer 580 Chester, SC 29706-0580
Foundation :	1785
Area code :	001 803
Demographics
Residents :	33,228 (2005)
Population density :	22.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1518 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

Website : www.chestercounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in northern South Carolina, about 40 km from North Carolina and has an area of 1,518 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: York County , Lancaster County , Fairfield County, and Union County .

history

Chester County was formed March 12, 1785, and became a judicial district on January 1. On April 16, 1868 it was again given the status of an independent county. It was named after Chester County in Pennsylvania, from which many of the Scottish-Irish settlers came.

The People's Free Library of South Carolina is one of 19 entries for the county in the NRHP.

19 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 27, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	6866	-
1800	8185	19.2%
1810	11,470	40.1%
1820	14,189	23.7%
1830	17.182	21.1%
1840	17,747	3.3%
1850	18,038	1.6%
1860	18,122	0.5%
1870	18.805	3.8%
1880	24,153	28.4%
1890	26,060	7.9%
1900	28,616	9.8%
1910	29,425	2.8%
1920	33,389	13.5%
1930	31,803	-4.8%
1940	32,579	2.4%
1950	32,597	0.1%
1960	30,888	-5.2%
1970	29,811	-3.5%
1980	30,148	1.1%
1990	32,170	6.7%
2000	34,068	5.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Chester County had 34,068 people in 12,880 households and 9,338 families. The population density was 23 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 59.93 percent white, 38.65 percent African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.25 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.55 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.75 percent of the population.

Of the 12,880 households, 32.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.8 percent were married couples living together, 18.6 percent were single mothers, 27.5 percent were non-families, 24.2 percent were single households, and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.

26.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,425 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,087. Males had a median income of $ 30,329 versus $ 21,570 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,709. 11.9 percent of families and 15.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in Chester County

There are five parishes in Chester County, including one city and four towns . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains two census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

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