Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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.jpg) The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge connects Mount Pleasant with Charleston |
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| Location of Mount Pleasant in South Carolina | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South carolina |
| County : | Charleston County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 49 ′ N , 79 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 67,843 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 625.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 128.3 km 2 (approx. 50 mi 2 ) of which 108.5 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postcodes : | 29464-29466 |
| Area code : | +1 843 |
| FIPS : | 45-48535 |
| GNIS ID : | 1224770 |
| Website : | www.townofmountpleasant.com |
| Mayor : | Billy Swails |
Mount Pleasant is a city in Charleston County in the US state of South Carolina , north of Charleston , from which it is separated by the Cooper River . In 2010, Mount Pleasant had 67,843 residents.
geography
Of the 128.3 km² urban area, 108.5 km² are land and 19.8 km² (15.44%) are water.
Demographics
According to the 2010 US Census , Mount Pleasant had 67,843 people in 19,025 households. The population density was 625.3 inhabitants per km². 90.17% of the residents were white , 7.25% African American , 0.17% Native American , 1.18% Asian , 0.02% Hawaiian , 0.39% belonged to another race, and 0.82% said 2 or more races. Latinos made up 1.33% of the population.
In 2020, the US Census Bureau estimated the population at 83,700 people. The average household income is $ 97,200 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Shelby Rogers (born 1992), tennis player
The Pop - R & B - and dance - singer Melanie Thornton grew up in Mount Pleasant on. She died on the return flight from a concert in Leipzig in the plane crash of Crossair flight 3597 on November 24, 2001 in Switzerland . She was buried in the Mount Pleasant Memorial Garden .
Individual evidence
- ↑ QuickFacts: Mount Pleasant Town, South Carolina; United States. US Census Bureau , accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Mount Pleasant Census Data. US Census Bureau , accessed May 28, 2020 .