Laurens County, South Carolina

Laurens County Courthouse
administration
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Laurens
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 445 Laurens, SC 29360-0445
Foundation :	1785
Area code :	001 864
Demographics
Residents :	70,293  (2005)
Population density :	38 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1875 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map
Website : laurenscounty.us

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

geography

The county is located in central northwest South Carolina and has an area of ​​1875 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Spartanburg County , Union County , Newberry County , Greenwood County , Abbeville County , Anderson County, and Greenville County .

history

Laurens County was formed in 1785. It was named after Henry Laurens , the third president of the Continental Congress .

The Charlton Hall Plantation House is one of the county's 26 entries in the NRHP.

26 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%
1790	9337		-
1800	12,809		37.2%
1810	14,982		17%
1820	17,682		18%
1830	20,863		18%
1840	21,584		3.5%
1850	23,407		8.4%
1860	23,858		1.9%
1870	22,536		-5.5%
1880	29,444		30.7%
1890	31,610		7.4%
1900	37,382		18.3%
1910	41,550		11.1%
1920	42,560		2.4%
1930	42.094		-1.1%
1940	44.185		5%
1950	46,974		6.3%
1960	47,609		1.4%
1970	49,713		4.4%
1980	52.214		5%
1990	58.092		11.3%
2000	69,567		19.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Laurens County had 69,567 people in 26,290 households and 18,876 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 71.57 percent white, 26.23 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.95 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.94 percent of the population.

Of the 26,290 households, 32.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.6 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were non-families, 24.6 percent were single households, and 9.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 28.5 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,933 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,739. Males had a median income of $ 30,402 versus $ 21,684 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,761. 11.6 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in South Carolina

Web links

Commons : Laurens County (South Carolina)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Laurens County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ About us on Laurens County's website.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 28, 2018.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ^ Laurens County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ′  N , 82 ° 1 ′  W