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County:

Berkeley County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45015

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

25% to 30%

Percent Land in NF:

27.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

190,388

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

534,476

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Francis Marion NF

190,388

% Water:

10.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

56,199

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

94,745

68.6%

49.7%

18.9%

1990:

128,776

35.9%

18.2%

17.7%

2000:

142,651

10.8%

-0.3%

11.1%

2005:

151,673

6.3%

2.0%

4.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

95,314

66.8%

0-to-19:

45,851

32.1%

Black:

37,739

26.5%

20-to-39:

43,679

30.6%

Hispanic:

3,935

2.8%

40-to-59:

36,841

25.8%

American Indian:

700

0.5%

60-plus:

16,280

11.4%

Other:

4,963

3.5%

Median Age:

32.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

129.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.4%

Median Family Income:

$44,242

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

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