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County:

Allendale County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

181,615

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.13

% Water:

1.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

49

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education, Housing

Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,783

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,700

9.4%

0.5%

8.9%

1990:

11,722

9.6%

2.2%

7.4%

2000:

11,211

-4.4%

-9.3%

4.9%

2005:

10,917

-2.6%

-5.3%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,030

27.0%

0-to-19:

3,321

29.6%

Black:

7,927

70.7%

20-to-39:

3,097

27.6%

Hispanic:

181

1.6%

40-to-59:

2,949

26.3%

American Indian:

10

0.1%

60-plus:

1,844

16.4%

Other:

63

0.6%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

27.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.3%

Median Family Income:

$27,348

Families Below Poverty Line:

28.4%

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