Newberry County

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Newberry County Courthouse
Newberry County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Newberry
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 156
Newberry, SC 29108-0156
Foundation : 1785
Area code : 001 803
Demographics
Residents : 37,250  (2005)
Population density : 22.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1676 km²
Water surface : 43 km²
map
Map of Newberry County within South Carolina
Website : www.newberrycounty.net

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

geography

The county is located in central northwest South Carolina and has an area of ​​1,676 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Union County , Fairfield County , Lexington County , Richland County , Saluda County , Greenwood County, and Laurens County .

history

Newberry County was formed March 12, 1785, and became a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, 1868, it became a county again. The background to the name is unclear: the name may go back to John Newberry, who was an officer in the American Revolutionary War , or to early settlers who had the family name Newberry or Newbury. It is also conceivable to name it after cities called Newbury in England or America.

The Newberry Opera House is one of 37 entries for the county in the NRHP.

37 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%
1790 9342 -
1800 12.006 28.5%
1810 13,964 16.3%
1820 16,104 15.3%
1830 17,441 8.3%
1840 18,350 5.2%
1850 20,143 9.8%
1860 20,879 3.7%
1870 20,775 -0.5%
1880 26,497 27.5%
1890 26,434 -0.2%
1900 30,182 14.2%
1910 34,586 14.6%
1920 35,552 2.8%
1930 34,681 -2.4%
1940 33,577 -3.2%
1950 31,771 -5.4%
1960 29,416 -7.4%
1970 29,273 -0.5%
1980 31,242 6.7%
1990 33,172 6.2%
2000 36,108 8.9%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Newberry County had 36,108 people in 14,026 households and 9,804 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.02 percent white, 33.12 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.90 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.25 percent of the population.

Of the 14,026 households, 30.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.2 percent were married couples living together, 16.1 percent were single mothers, 30.1 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent were single households, and 12.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

24.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.8 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 32,867 , and the median income for a family was $ 40,580. Males had a median income of $ 29,871 versus $ 21,274 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,045. 13.6 percent of families and 17.0 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Newberry 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. 221 .
  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. ^ Newberry County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 17 ′  N , 81 ° 36 ′  W