Yemassee
| Yemassee | |||
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Location in South Carolina
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| Counties : |
Hampton County Beaufort County |
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| Coordinates : | 32 ° 42 ′ N , 80 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 807 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 69.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 11 m | ||
| Postal code : | 29945 | ||
| Area code : | +1 843 | ||
| FIPS : | 45-79450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1227730 | ||
| Website : | www.yemassee.net | ||
| Mayor : | JL Goodwin | ||
Yemassee is a town in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America and is located in Beaufort and Hampton Counties , not far from the borders of Colleton and Jasper Counties . The division into the county areas is done by the railway line that follows the county boundary. Yemassee had 807 residents in 2000, most of whom live in the Hampton County area, and is connected to the transportation network by Interstate 95 , US Route 21 and SC Route 68, and an Amtrak station.
History and economy
The name of the place is reminiscent of a Native American tribe , the Yamasee , who were one of the most important allies of the colony of South Carolina until the Yamasee War in 1715. The first attack of the war took place in Pocotaligo, now part of Yemassees.
William Gilmore Simms published a novel called The Yemassee: A Romance of Carolina in the 19th century, and the University of South Carolina at Columbia publishes a literary journal also named after the location.
The current location is surrounded by historic battlefields from both the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War . Remnants of the fortifications from the Civil War can be viewed along US Route 21 and 17a.
One of the few commercial breeding stations for non-human primates in the United States is located in Yemassee. In addition , the "Auld Brass Plantation House" built by Frank Lloyd Wright is located just outside of the local area.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the metropolitan area covers an area of 11.6 km².
traffic
US Highway 17 and US Highway 25 run through Yemassee from southwest to northeast, overlapping . You cross South Carolina Highway 68 in the city at its eastern end.
In Yemassee, the former Charleston and Western Carolina Railway (CWC) to Augusta branches off the former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line from Charleston to Savannah . Both routes are now operated by CSX Transportation . A CWC railway to Port Royal ran south-east . This was operated by the Port Royal Railroad before decommissioning .
In Yemassee there is a stop for the Amtrak trains Palmetto and Silver Meteor (New York – Savannah / Jacksonville).
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, 807 people in 323 households and 208 families lived here. The population density is 69.4 inhabitants per km². The racial the population is composed of 43.25 percent white, 55.39 percent African American , 0.62 percent Asian , 0.74 percent come from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 0.87 percent of the population .
Of the 323 households, 34.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3 percent of whom were married couples living together, 24.8 percent were single mothers, and 35.3 percent were non-families. 31.6 percent consisted of single households, and 17.3 percent lived people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.12.
31 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 26 percent between 25 and 44 years, 17.3 percent between 45 and 64, and 17.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 80.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 73 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 24,868 and the median income for a family was $ 31,429. Males had a median income of $ 31,944 versus $ 19,375 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,186. 22.9 percent of the population and 22.2 percent of families are below the poverty line. 24.7 percent of them are children and adolescents under 18 years of age, and 20.3 percent are 65 years of age or older.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yemassee Journal ( Memento of August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )