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County:

Marlboro County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45069

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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:

210,984

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.41

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

27,151

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,634

16.5%

6.2%

10.3%

1990:

29,361

-7.2%

-13.1%

5.9%

2000:

28,818

-1.8%

-5.8%

4.0%

2005:

28,021

-2.8%

-3.6%

0.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

12,767

44.3%

0-to-19:

8,320

28.9%

Black:

14,559

50.5%

20-to-39:

8,153

28.3%

Hispanic:

205

0.7%

40-to-59:

7,689

26.7%

American Indian:

947

3.3%

60-plus:

4,656

16.2%

Other:

340

1.2%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

60.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

60.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.3%

Median Family Income:

$32,019

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.7%

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