Georgetown County, South Carolina

Georgetown County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Georgetown.

Geography

The County is located in the east of South Carolina, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​2681 square kilometers, of which 570 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Marion County, Horry County, Berkeley County, Charleston County and Williamsburg County.

History

Georgetown County was formed in 1769. It was named after King George II of Great Britain, King of Ireland, Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg ( Hanover) and German Elector.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Georgetown County 55,797 people in 21,659 households and 15,854 families. The population density was 26 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 59.69 percent White, 38.61 percent Black or African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.81 percent from other races groups; 0.49 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 21,659 households, 30.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.1 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 23.3 percent of all households and 9.2 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 7.7 percent between 18 to 24, 25.9 percent between 25 and 44, 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household was $ 35,312, and the median income for a family was $ 41,554. Males had a median income of $ 31,110, women $ 20,910. The per capita income was $ 19,805. 13.4 percent of families and 17.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.