Marlboro County

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The Marlboro County Courthouse in Bennettsville, listed on the NRHP
The Marlboro County Courthouse in Bennettsville, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Bennettsville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 419
Bennettsville, SC 29512-0419
Foundation : 1798
Area code : 001 843
Demographics
Residents : 28,021  (2005)
Population density : 22.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1257 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Marlboro County within South Carolina
Website : www.marlborocounty.sc.gov

Marlboro County is a county in the US state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Bennettsville .

geography

The county is located in northeastern South Carolina, borders North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,257 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Anson County, North Carolina, Richmond County, North Carolina, Scotland County, North Carolina, Robeson County, North Carolina, Dillon County , Florence County , Darlington County, and Chesterfield County .

history

Marlboro County was formed March 12, 1785, and became a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, it became a separate county again. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , the well-known British general in the War of the Spanish Succession and politician.

Appin is one of twelve entries for the county in the NRHP.

Twelve structures 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%
1790 10,706 -
1800 5452 -49.1%
1810 4966 -8.9%
1820 6425 29.4%
1830 8582 33.6%
1840 8408 -2%
1850 10,789 28.3%
1860 12,434 15.2%
1870 11,814 -5%
1880 20,598 74.4%
1890 23,500 14.1%
1900 35,181 49.7%
1910 20,596 -41.5%
1920 23,721 15.2%
1930 27,221 14.8%
1940 30.107 10.6%
1950 33.110 10%
1960 32,014 -3.3%
1970 30,270 -5.4%
1980 34,179 12.9%
1990 33,899 -0.8%
2000 35,466 4.6%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Marlboro County had 28,818 people in 10,478 households and 7,334 families. The population density was 23 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 44.49 percent white, 50.73 percent African American, 3.36 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.95 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.71 percent of the population.

Of the 10,478 households, 32.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.6 percent were married couples living together, 22.2 percent were single mothers, 30.0 percent were non-families, 26.9 percent were single households and 11.0 percent were living with people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

26.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.3 percent between 18 and 24, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 26,598 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,019. Males had a median income of $ 25,896 versus $ 20,590 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,385. 17.7 percent of families and 21.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marlboro 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. ^ Marlboro County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Marlboro County, South Carolina  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′  N , 79 ° 41 ′  W