Marion County, South Carolina

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administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Marion
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 183
Marion, SC 29571-0183
Foundation : 1800
Area code : 001 843
Demographics
Residents : 34,904  (2005)
Population density : 27.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1280 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Marion County within South Carolina
Website : www.co.marion.sc.us

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

geography

The county is located in northeast South Carolina, is about 15 km to the north from North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,280 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Dillon County , Horry County , Georgetown County , Williamsburg County, and Florence County .

history

The county was formed on March 12, 1785 and was then called Liberty County . On January 1, 1800 it was given its current name and has been an independent county since April 16, 1868. It was named after Francis Marion , also known as Swamp Fox , a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia in the American Revolutionary War .

The JC Teasley House is one of 15 entries for the county in the NRHP.

15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 29, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1800 6914 -
1810 8884 28.5%
1820 10,201 14.8%
1830 11.208 9.9%
1840 13,932 24.3%
1850 17,407 24.9%
1860 21,190 21.7%
1870 22,160 4.6%
1880 24,107 8.8%
1890 29,976 24.3%
1920 16,444 -
1930 11,471 -30.2%
1940 10,367 -9.6%
1950 9577 -7.6%
1960 8629 -9.9%
1970 7955 -7.8%
1980 7797 -2%
1990 8868 13.7%
2000 9958 12.3%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Marion County had 35,466 people in 13,301 households and 9,510 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 41.69 percent white, 56.35 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.90 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.79 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,301 households, 32.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.3 percent were married couples living together, 23.6 percent were single mothers, 28.5 percent were non-families, 25.4 percent were single households, and 9.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16.

27.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.7 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,526 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,932. Males had a median income of $ 26,133 versus $ 18,392 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,878. 18.9 percent of families and 23.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marion 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. 194 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 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. ^ Marion County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 5 ′  N , 79 ° 22 ′  W