Saluda County

administration
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Saluda
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 400 West Highland Avenue Saluda, SC 29138-1339
Foundation :	1896
Area code :	001 864
Demographics
Residents :	18,895 (2005)
Population density :	16.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1196 km²
Water surface :	24 km²
map

Website : www.saludacounty.sc.gov

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

geography

The county is located in central northwest South Carolina and has an area of 1,196 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Newberry County , Lexington County , Aiken County , Edgefield County, and Greenwood County .

history

Saluda County was formed in 1896. It was named after the Saluda River .

The Saluda Theater is one of eleven entries for the county in the NRHP.

Eleven 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%
1900	18,966	-
1910	20,943	10.4%
1920	22,088	5.5%
1930	18,148	-17.8%
1940	17.192	-5.3%
1950	15,924	-7.4%
1960	14,554	-8.6%
1970	14,528	-0.2%
1980	16,150	11.2%
1990	16,357	1.3%
2000	19,181	17.3%
1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Saluda County had 19,181 people in 7,127 households and 5,295 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 65.80 percent white, 29.99 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.64 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.30 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,127 households, 31.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.2 percent were married couples living together, 14.5 percent were single mothers, 25.7 percent were non-families, 22.5 percent were single households, and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.

24.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,774 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,603. Males had a median income of $ 29,221 versus $ 21,395 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,328. 12.0 percent of families and 15.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line.