Colleton County
![]() Colleton County Courthouse |
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US state : | South carolina |
Administrative headquarters : | Walterboro |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 157 Walterboro, SC 29488-0002 |
Foundation : | 1798 |
Area code : | 001 843 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 39,605 (2005) |
Population density : | 14.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2935 km² |
Water surface : | 199 km² |
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Website : www.colletoncounty.org |
Colleton County is a county in the US state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Walterboro .
geography
The county is located in southern South Carolina, borders with its southwestern tip on the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of 2935 square kilometers, of which 199 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Orangeburg County , Dorchester County , Charleston County , Beaufort County , Hampton County , Allendale County, and Bamberg County .
history
Colleton County was formed in 1682 and dissolved in 1769. In 1785 the county was re-created 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 John Colleton , a Lord Proprietor of the Carolina Province .
Ten 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 20,338 | - | |
1800 | 24.003 | 18% | |
1810 | 26,350 | 9.8% | |
1820 | 26,404 | 0.2% | |
1830 | 27,256 | 3.2% | |
1840 | 25,548 | -6.3% | |
1850 | 28,466 | 11.4% | |
1860 | 41,976 | 47.5% | |
1870 | 25,410 | -39.5% | |
1880 | 36,386 | 43.2% | |
1890 | 40.293 | 10.7% | |
1900 | 33,452 | -17% | |
1910 | 35,390 | 5.8% | |
1920 | 29,897 | -15.5% | |
1930 | 25,821 | -13.6% | |
1940 | 26,268 | 1.7% | |
1950 | 28,242 | 7.5% | |
1960 | 27,816 | -1.5% | |
1970 | 27,622 | -0.7% | |
1980 | 31,776 | 15% | |
1990 | 34,377 | 8.2% | |
2000 | 38.264 | 11.3% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Colleton County had 38,264 people in 14,470 households and 10,490 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 55.52 percent white, 42.18 percent African American, 0.63 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.56 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 14,470 households, 33.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.1 percent were married couples living together, 16.8 percent were single mothers, 27.5 percent were non-families, 24.0 percent were single households and 10.1 percent were living with people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.
27.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,733 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,169. Males had a median income of $ 28,518 versus $ 19,228 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,831. 17.3 percent of families and 21.1 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
Places in Colleton County
There are six parishes in Colleton County, including one city and five 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.
other unincorporated communities
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colleton County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ 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. 66 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 27, 2018.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Colleton County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 32 ° 50 ′ N , 80 ° 39 ′ W