Union County, South Carolina

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : union
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 703
Union, SC 29379-0000
Foundation : 1798
Area code : 001 964
Demographics
Residents : 28,539  (2005)
Population density : 21.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1336 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Union County within South Carolina
Website : www.countyofunion.org

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

geography

The county is located in northwest South Carolina, is about 25 miles north of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,336 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Cherokee County , York County , Chester County , Fairfield County , Newberry County , Laurens County, and Spartanburg Counties .

history

Union County was formed on March 12, 1785, and became a judicial district on January 1, 1800. On April 16, 1868, it became a couny again. It was named after the union of two evangelical denominations (“Union Church”).

The Nathaniel Gist House is one of the county's 31 entries in the NRHP.

31 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%
1790 7093 -
1800 10,237 44.3%
1810 10,995 7.4%
1820 14,126 28.5%
1830 17,906 26.8%
1840 18,936 5.8%
1850 19,852 4.8%
1860 19,635 -1.1%
1870 19,248 -2%
1880 24,080 25.1%
1890 25,363 5.3%
1900 25,501 0.5%
1910 29,911 17.3%
1920 30,372 1.5%
1930 30,920 1.8%
1940 31,360 1.4%
1950 31,334 -0.1%
1960 30,015 -4.2%
1970 29,230 -2.6%
1980 30,751 5.2%
1990 30,337 -1.3%
2000 29,881 -1.5%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Union County had 29,881 people in 12,087 households and 8,497 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 67.81 percent white, 31.05 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.16 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.67 percent of the population.

Of the 12,087 households, 29.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.8 percent were married couples living together, 16.8 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were not families, 26.8 percent were single households and 11.9 percent were living with people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

23.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,441 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,661. Males had a median income of $ 29,371 versus $ 20,701 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,877. 11.1 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Union County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 309 .
  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. ^ Union County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 41 ′  N , 81 ° 37 ′  W