Williamsburg County

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Williamsburg County Courthouse
Williamsburg County Courthouse
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Kingstree
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 330
Kingstree, SC 29556-0330
Foundation : 1802
Area code : 001 843
Demographics
Residents : 35,395  (2005)
Population density : 14.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2427 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Williamsburg County within South Carolina
Website : www.williamsburgsc.com

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

geography

The county is located in eastern South Carolina, about 45 km to the southeast from the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​2,427 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Florence County , Marion County , Georgetown County , Berkeley County, and Clarendon County .

history

Williamsburg County was formed on March 12, 1785 and dissolved on January 1, 1800. In 1804 Williamsburg became a judicial district and again a county on April 16. It was named either after King Wilhelm III. or Prince Wilhelm IV of Orange and Nassau.

Thorntree 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%
1810 6871 -
1820 8716 26.9%
1830 9018 3.5%
1840 10,327 14.5%
1850 12,447 20.5%
1860 15,489 24.4%
1870 15,489 0%
1880 24,110 55.7%
1890 27,777 15.2%
1900 31,685 14.1%
1910 37,626 18.8%
1920 38,539 2.4%
1930 34,914 -9.4%
1940 41,011 17.5%
1950 43,807 6.8%
1960 40,932 -6.6%
1970 34,243 -16.3%
1980 38,226 11.6%
1990 36,815 -3.7%
2000 37.217 1.1%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Williamsburg County had 37,217 people in 13,714 households and 10,052 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 32.74 percent white, 66.26 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian and 0.16 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.48 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 13,714 households, 34.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.3 percent were married couples living together, 22.4 percent were single mothers, 26.7 percent were non-families, 24.9 percent were single households, and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22 people.

28.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.0 percent between 18 and 24, 25.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,214 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,379. Males had a median income of $ 26,680 versus $ 18,202 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,794. 23.7 percent of families and 27.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Web links

Commons : Williamsburg County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Williamsburg 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. 330 .
  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. ^ Williamsburg County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 33 ° 37 ′  N , 79 ° 44 ′  W