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County:

Dillon County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45033

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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:

151,303

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.90

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

28,838

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,083

7.8%

-3.7%

11.5%

1990:

29,114

-6.3%

-14.1%

7.7%

2000:

30,722

5.5%

-0.4%

6.0%

2005:

30,974

0.8%

-2.2%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,309

49.8%

0-to-19:

9,810

31.9%

Black:

13,879

45.2%

20-to-39:

8,211

26.7%

Hispanic:

539

1.8%

40-to-59:

7,928

25.8%

American Indian:

664

2.2%

60-plus:

4,773

15.5%

Other:

331

1.1%

Median Age:

34.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

75.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.2%

Median Family Income:

$32,690

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.4%

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