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County:

Laurens County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

20,928

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

308,294

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.55

Sumter NF

20,928

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

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:

49,713

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

52,214

5.0%

-0.6%

5.7%

1990:

58,092

11.3%

6.8%

4.5%

2000:

69,567

19.8%

17.0%

2.8%

2005:

70,293

1.0%

0.3%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

49,358

71.0%

0-to-19:

19,682

28.3%

Black:

18,172

26.1%

20-to-39:

19,126

27.5%

Hispanic:

1,352

1.9%

40-to-59:

18,537

26.6%

American Indian:

132

0.2%

60-plus:

12,222

17.6%

Other:

553

0.8%

Median Age:

36.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

97.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.7%

Median Family Income:

$39,739

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.6%

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