Lexington County

Lexington County Courthouse
administration
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Lexington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 212 S. Lake Drive Lexington, SC 29072-3437
Foundation :	1804
Area code :	001 803
Demographics
Residents :	235,272  (2005)
Population density :	129.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1963 km²
Water surface :	152 km²
map
Website : www.lex-co.com

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

geography

The county is located just west of the geographic center of South Carolina and has an area of ​​1963 square kilometers, of which 152 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Richland County , Orangeburg County , Calhoun County , Aiken County , Saluda County, and Newberry County .

history

Lexington County was formed in 1804. It was named after the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War .

House in the Leesville College Historic District . This Historic District is one of 59 entries for the county in the NRHP.

59 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%
1810	6641		-
1820	8083		21.7%
1830	9065		12.1%
1840	12.111		33.6%
1850	12,930		6.8%
1860	15,579		20.5%
1870	12,988		-16.6%
1880	18,564		42.9%
1890	22,181		19.5%
1900	27,264		22.9%
1910	32,040		17.5%
1920	35,676		11.3%
1930	36,494		2.3%
1940	35,994		-1.4%
1950	44,279		23%
1960	60,726		37.1%
1970	89.012		46.6%
1980	140.353		57.7%
1990	167.611		19.4%
2000	216.014		28.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Lexington County had 216,014 people in 83,240 households and 59,849 families. The population density was 119 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.18 percent white, 12.63 percent African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 1.05 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.79 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.92 percent of the population.

Of the 83,240 households, 35.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 22.5 percent were single households and 6.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 31.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,659 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,637. Males had a median income of $ 36,435 versus $ 26,387 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,063. 6.4 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

• List of cities in South Carolina

Web links

Commons : Lexington County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 33 ° 54 ′  N , 81 ° 16 ′  W