Pickens County, South Carolina

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Pickens County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Pickens
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
222 McDaniel Avenue
Pickens, SC 29671-2759
Foundation : 1826
Area code : 001 864
Demographics
Residents : 113,575  (2005)
Population density : 88.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1326 km²
Water surface : 39 km²
map
Map of Pickens County within South Carolina
Website : www.co.pickens.sc.us

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

geography

The county is located in northwest South Carolina, borders North Carolina in the north and has an area of ​​1,326 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Transylvania County, North Carolina, Greenville County , Anderson County, and Oconee County .

history

Pickens County was formed on December 20, 1826. It was named after Andrew Pickens , a military leader in the American Revolutionary War and a member of the United States Congress .

In 1963 the Jocassee pumped storage power plant went online.

Fort Hill (2006)

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the former home of John C. Calhoun , Fort Hill . 28 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%
1830 14,473 -
1840 14,356 -0.8%
1850 16,904 17.7%
1860 19,639 16.2%
1870 10,269 -47.7%
1880 14,389 40.1%
1890 16,389 13.9%
1900 19,375 18.2%
1910 25,422 31.2%
1920 28,329 11.4%
1930 33,709 19%
1940 37.111 10.1%
1950 40,058 7.9%
1960 46.030 14.9%
1970 58,956 28.1%
1980 79.292 34.5%
1990 93,894 18.4%
2000 110,757 18%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Pickens County had 110,757 people in 41,306 households and 28,459 families. The population density was 86 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.27 percent white, 6.82 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 1.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.85 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.70 percent of the population.

Of the 41,306 households, 31.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers, 31.1 percent were non-families, 23.3 percent were single households and 8.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95 people.

22.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 17.5 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,214 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,507. Males had a median income of $ 31,795 versus $ 22,600 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,434. 7.8 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

Commons : Pickens County (South Carolina)  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pickens 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. 242 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Carolina . National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Pickens County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  N , 82 ° 43 ′  W