Greenwood County, South Carolina

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Greenwood County Courthouse
Greenwood County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Greenwood
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
528 Monument Street
Greenwood, SC 29646-2643
Foundation : 1897
Area code : 001 864
Demographics
Residents : 67,979  (2005)
Population density : 57.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1199 km²
Water surface : 19 km²
map
Map of Greenwood County within South Carolina
Website : www.co.greenwood.sc.us

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

geography

The county is located in northwest South Carolina, is about 30 km from Georgia in the southwest and has an area of ​​1,199 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Laurens County , Newberry County , Edgefield County , Saluda County , McCormick County, and Abbeville County .

history

Greenwood County was formed on March 2, 1897 and named after the city of Greenwood , the name of which goes back to the pronounced foliage in the region.

Ninety Six National Historic Site (2016)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Fort Ninety Six National Historic Site . 21 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 28,343 -
1910 34,225 20.8%
1920 35,791 4.6%
1930 36,078 0.8%
1940 40,083 11.1%
1950 41,628 3.9%
1960 44,346 6.5%
1970 49,686 12%
1980 57,847 16.4%
1990 59,567 3%
2000 66,271 11.3%
1900-1990

2000

According to the 2000 census , Greenwood County had 66,271 people in 25,729 households and 17,753 families. The population density was 56 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 65.57 percent white, 31.74 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.71 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.03 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.74 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.87 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 25,729 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.7 percent were married couples living together, 16.1 percent were single mothers, 31.0 percent were non-families, 26.3 percent were single households, and 10.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 10.4 percent between 18 and 24, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,702 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,022. Males had a median income of $ 30,759 versus $ 23,820 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,446. 9.9 percent of families and 14.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Greenwood County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ 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. 122 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Carolina . National Park Service , accessed July 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ^ Greenwood County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Greenwood County, South Carolina  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 10 ′  N , 82 ° 8 ′  W