Sumter County, South Carolina

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Sumter County Courthouse
Sumter County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Sumter
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
13 East Canal Street
Sumter, SC 29150-4925
Foundation : 1798
Area code : 001 803
Demographics
Residents : 105,517  (2005)
Population density : 61.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1766 km²
Water surface : 43 km²
map
Map of Sumter County within South Carolina
Website : www.sumtercountysc.org

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

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of South Carolina and has an area of ​​1766 square kilometers, of which 43 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Lee County , Florence County , Clarendon County , Calhoun County , Richland County, and Kershaw County .

history

Sumter County was formed a judicial district on December 17, 1798 and became a county on April 1, 1868. It was named after Thomas Sumter , a general in the American Revolutionary War and a long-time member of Congress .

Millford Plantation Mansion

Three places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , Millford Plantation , Church of the Holy Cross and Borough House Plantation . 27 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 6940 -
1800 13,103 88.8%
1810 19,054 45.4%
1820 25,369 33.1%
1830 28,277 11.5%
1840 27,892 -1.4%
1850 33,220 19.1%
1860 23,859 -28.2%
1870 25.208 5.7%
1880 37,037 46.9%
1890 43,605 17.7%
1900 51,237 17.5%
1910 38,472 -24.9%
1920 43,040 11.9%
1930 45.902 6.6%
1940 52,463 14.3%
1950 57,634 9.9%
1960 74,941 30%
1970 79,425 6%
1980 88,243 11.1%
1990 102,637 16.3%
2000 104,646 2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Sumter County had 104,646 people in 37,728 households and 27,616 families. The population density was 61 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 70.13 percent white, 26.68 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 0.90 percent Asian, 0.06 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.80 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.16 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.83 percent of the population.

Of the 37,728 households, 36.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 50.2 percent were married couples living together, 18.3 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 23.2 percent were single households, and 8.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.17.

28.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 10.5 percent between 18 and 24, 29.4 percent between 25 and 44, 20.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 33,278 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,970. Males had a median income of $ 28,083 versus $ 21,162 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,657. 13.1 percent of families and 16.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sumter 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. 294 .
  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. Jump up ↑ Sumter County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 33 ° 55 ′  N , 80 ° 23 ′  W