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County:

Edgefield County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45037

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

31,113

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

250,614

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Sumter NF

31,113

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,692

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,528

11.7%

4.8%

6.9%

1990:

18,375

4.8%

-2.9%

7.8%

2000:

24,595

33.9%

29.0%

4.9%

2005:

25,528

3.8%

2.4%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,645

55.5%

0-to-19:

6,717

27.3%

Black:

10,165

41.3%

20-to-39:

7,421

30.2%

Hispanic:

503

2.0%

40-to-59:

6,889

28.0%

American Indian:

74

0.3%

60-plus:

3,568

14.5%

Other:

208

0.8%

Median Age:

35.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

49.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.5%

Median Family Income:

$41,810

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.0%

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