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County:

Orangeburg County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45075

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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:

413,578

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.67

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

69,789

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

82,276

17.9%

9.0%

8.9%

1990:

84,803

3.1%

-4.1%

7.2%

2000:

91,582

8.0%

3.5%

4.5%

2005:

92,167

0.6%

-1.3%

1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,721

36.8%

0-to-19:

27,462

30.0%

Black:

55,507

60.6%

20-to-39:

24,555

26.8%

Hispanic:

875

1.0%

40-to-59:

23,500

25.7%

American Indian:

413

0.5%

60-plus:

16,065

17.5%

Other:

1,066

1.2%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

82.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.3%

Median Family Income:

$36,165

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.0%

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