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County:

Greenwood County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

10,951

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

195,743

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.58

Sumter NF

10,951

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

49,686

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

55,859

16.4%

9.7%

6.7%

1990:

59,567

6.6%

1.4%

5.2%

2000:

66,271

11.3%

6.7%

4.6%

2005:

67,979

2.6%

0.9%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

42,489

64.1%

0-to-19:

19,041

28.7%

Black:

20,893

31.5%

20-to-39:

18,638

28.1%

Hispanic:

1,902

2.9%

40-to-59:

16,811

25.4%

American Indian:

95

0.1%

60-plus:

11,781

17.8%

Other:

892

1.3%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

145.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.9%

Median Family Income:

$42,022

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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