Oconee County, South Carolina

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Oconee County Courthouse
Oconee County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Valhalla
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
415 S Pine Street
Walhalla, SC 29691-2145
Foundation : 1868
Area code : 001 864
Demographics
Residents : 66,215  (2000)
Population density : 40.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1745 km²
Water surface : 125 km²
map
Map of Oconee County within South Carolina
Website : www.oconeesc.com

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

geography

The county is located in the extreme northwest of South Carolina, borders North Carolina in the north and Georgia in the southwest and has an area of ​​1745 square kilometers, of which 125 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Pickens County , Anderson County , Hart County (Georgia), Franklin County (Georgia), Stephens County (Georgia), Habersham County (Georgia), Rabun County (Georgia), Macon County (North Carolina) , Jackson County, North Carolina, and Transylvania County, North Carolina.

history

Oconee County was formed on January 29, 1868 and named after the Oconee Indian people who belonged to the Hitchiti .

The Oconee County Cage is one of the county's 21 entries in the NRHP.

21 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%
1870 10,536 -
1880 16,256 54.3%
1890 18,687 15%
1900 23,634 26.5%
1910 27,337 15.7%
1920 30.117 10.2%
1930 33,368 10.8%
1940 36,512 9.4%
1950 39,050 7%
1960 40.204 3%
1970 40,728 1.3%
1980 48,611 19.4%
1990 57,494 18.3%
2000 66,215 15.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Oconee County had 66,215 people in 27,283 households and 19,589 families. The population density was 41 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.14 percent white, 8.38 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.06 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.36 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 27,283 households, 28.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were non-families, 24.7 percent were single households and 9.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.85 people.

22.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,666 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,047. Males had a median income of $ 31,032 versus $ 22,156 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,965. 7.6 percent of families and 10.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oconee 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. 227 .
  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. ^ Oconee County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 45 ′  N , 83 ° 4 ′  W