Chesterfield County, South Carolina

administration
Chesterfield County Courthouse
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Chesterfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 West Main Street Chesterfield, SC 29709-1527
Foundation :	1798
Area code :	001 843
Demographics
Residents :	43,435 (2005)
Population density :	21 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2087 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
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Chesterfield County is a county in the state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Chesterfield .

geography

The county is located in northern South Carolina, bordering North Carolina and has an area of 2087 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by North Carolina counties of Union County , Anson Counties , and Richmond Counties , Marlboro Counties , Darlington Counties , Kershaw Counties , and Lancaster Counties .

history

Chesterfield County was formed March 12, 1785 and converted into a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, 1868 it was again given the status of an independent county. It was named after the statesman and writer Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield , whose published letters to his son were popular in America.

The Old Chesterfield County Courthouse in the East Main Street Historic District . This Historic District is one of nine entries for the county in the NRHP.

Nine structures 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%
1800	5216	-
1810	5564	6.7%
1820	6645	19.4%
1830	8472	27.5%
1840	8574	1.2%
1850	10,790	25.8%
1860	11,834	9.7%
1870	10,584	-10.6%
1880	16,345	54.4%
1890	18,408	12.6%
1900	20,401	10.8%
1910	26,301	28.9%
1920	31,969	21.6%
1930	34,334	7.4%
1940	35,963	4.7%
1950	36,236	0.8%
1960	33,717	-7%
1970	33,667	-0.1%
1980	38.161	13.3%
1990	38,577	1.1%
2000	42,768	10.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Chesterfield County had 42,768 people in 16,557 households and 11,705 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.34 percent white, 33.22 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.04 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.75 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.27 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,557 households, 33.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.6 percent were married couples living together, 16.3 percent were single mothers, 29.3 percent were non-families, 25.9 percent were single households, and 10.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,483 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,200. Males had a median income of $ 30,205 versus $ 20,955 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,233. 16.7 percent of families and 20.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.