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County:

Bamberg County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45009

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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:

186,542

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.09

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, 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:

15,950

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

18,118

13.6%

5.4%

8.1%

1990:

16,902

-6.7%

-12.7%

6.0%

2000:

16,658

-1.4%

-5.3%

3.9%

2005:

15,880

-4.7%

-6.0%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,040

36.3%

0-to-19:

5,013

30.1%

Black:

10,352

62.1%

20-to-39:

4,387

26.3%

Hispanic:

118

0.7%

40-to-59:

4,244

25.5%

American Indian:

27

0.2%

60-plus:

3,014

18.1%

Other:

121

0.7%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

42.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

64.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$29,360

Families Below Poverty Line:

23.9%

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