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County:

Union County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45087

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

18.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

59,966

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

256,482

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.72

Sumter NF

59,966

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

29,230

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,764

5.2%

-0.6%

5.9%

1990:

30,337

-1.4%

-4.0%

2.6%

2000:

29,881

-1.5%

-2.3%

0.8%

2005:

28,539

-4.5%

-4.2%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

20,155

67.5%

0-to-19:

7,855

26.3%

Black:

9,247

30.9%

20-to-39:

7,741

25.9%

Hispanic:

199

0.7%

40-to-59:

8,146

27.3%

American Indian:

43

0.1%

60-plus:

6,139

20.5%

Other:

237

0.8%

Median Age:

38.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

58.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.8%

Median Family Income:

$37,661

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.1%

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