Fairfield County, South Carolina

administration
Fairfield County Courthouse
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Winsboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Drawer 60 Winnsboro, SC 29180-0060
Foundation :	1785
Area code :	001 803
Demographics
Residents :	24,047 (2005)
Population density :	13.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1839 km²
Water surface :	60 km²
map

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

geography

The county is located in north central South Carolina and has an area of 1,839 square kilometers, of which 60 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Chester County , Lancaster County , Kershaw County , Richland County , Newberry County, and Union County .

history

Fairfield County was formed March 12, 1785 and converted into a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, 1868, it became an independent county again. The name is probably descriptive and refers to the "lovely" landscape.

The Century House is one of 42 entries in the county NRHP.

42 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	7623	-
1800	10,087	32.3%
1810	11,857	17.5%
1820	17.174	44.8%
1830	21,546	25.5%
1840	20,165	-6.4%
1850	21,404	6.1%
1860	22,111	3.3%
1870	19,888	-10.1%
1880	27,765	39.6%
1890	28,599	3%
1900	29,425	2.9%
1910	29,442	0.1%
1920	27,159	-7.8%
1930	23,287	-14.3%
1940	24,187	3.9%
1950	21,780	-10%
1960	20,713	-4.9%
1970	19,999	-3.4%
1980	20,700	3.5%
1990	22,295	7.7%
2000	23,454	5.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Fairfield County had 23,454 people in 8,774 households and 6,387 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 39.58 percent white, 59.09 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian and 0.44 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.55 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.07 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,774 households, 32.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.9 percent were married couples living together, 20.0 percent were single mothers, 27.2 percent were non-families, 24.4 percent were single households, and 9.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,376 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,943. Males had a median income of $ 29,033 versus $ 21,197 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,911. 17.2 percent of families and 19.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Fairfield County

There are four parishes in Fairfield County, all of which have town status. For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains a census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, this is an unincorporated area.

Towns