Darlington County

administration
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Darlington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1 Public Square Darlington, SC 29532-3213
Foundation :	1785
Area code :	001 843
Demographics
Residents :	67,346 (2005)
Population density :	46.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1468 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

Website : www.darcosc.com

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

geography

The county is located in northeastern South Carolina, is about 25 miles north of North Carolina and has an area of 1,468 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Marlboro County , Florence County , Lee County , Kershaw County, and Chesterfield Counties .

history

Darlington County was formed March 12, 1785, and became a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, 1868 it was again given the status of an independent county. It was probably named after the English city of Darlington.

Coker Experimental Farms (2017)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Coker Experimental Farms . 52 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%
1800	7631	-
1810	9047	18.6%
1820	10,949	21%
1830	13,728	25.4%
1840	14,822	8th %
1850	16,830	13.5%
1860	20,361	21%
1870	26,243	28.9%
1880	34,485	31.4%
1890	29,134	-15.5%
1900	32,388	11.2%
1910	36,027	11.2%
1920	39.126	8.6%
1930	41,427	5.9%
1940	45.198	9.1%
1950	50,016	10.7%
1960	52,928	5.8%
1970	53,442	1 %
1980	62,717	17.4%
1990	61,851	-1.4%
2000	67,394	9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Darlington County had 67,394 people in 25,793 households and 18,441 families. The population density was 46 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 56.98 percent white, 41.70 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.98 percent of the population.

Of the 25,793 households, 32.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.3 percent were married couples living together, 18.7 percent were single mothers, 28.5 percent were non-families, 25.1 percent were single households and 9.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

26.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 31,087 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,662. Males had a median income of $ 30,947 versus $ 20,998 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,283. 16.4 percent of families and 20.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in Darlington County

There are four parishes in Darlington County, two of which are cities and two 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.

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

other unincorporated communities

Ghost town