Georgetown, South Carolina
| Georgetown | |||
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 Georgetown Harbor |
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| Location in South Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1729 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| County : | Georgetown County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 22 ′ N , 79 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 9,062 (as of 2015) | ||
| Postcodes : | 29440, 29442 | ||
| FIPS : | 45-28870 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1247888 | ||
| Website : | cityofgeorgetownsc.com | ||
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Georgetown is a city in South Carolina in the United States and the county seat of Georgetown County . The third oldest city in South Carolina, steeped in history, is located on Winyah Bay at the end of the famous Grand Strand holiday area on the Atlantic Ocean and has the state's second largest seaport .
Demographics
At the last census in 2015, which was collected by the United States Census Bureau , the city had 9,062 inhabitants on a land area of 16.9 km². The median age was 34.9 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (English per capita income ) stood at 14,568 US dollars (the national average for the USA: 21,587 US dollars). 24.1% of the population had their income below the poverty line (national average in the USA: 12.4%). About 13% of the population are of German descent .
sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph Hayne Rainey (1832-1887), politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- The city of Georgetown website (English)
- Statistics about Georgetown at city-data.com (English)