Union County (South Carolina)

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

Geography

The County is located in northwestern South Carolina, is in the north about 40 miles from North Carolina away and has an area of ​​1336 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cherokee County, York County, Chester County, Fairfield County, Newberry County, Laurens County and Spartanburg County.

History

Union County was formed in 1798. It was named after the Union Church.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 living in Union County 29 881 people in 12,087 households and 8,497 families. The population density was 22 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 67.81 percent White, 31.05 percent Black or African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.16 percent from other races groups; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.67 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,087 households, 29.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.8 percent were married couples living together, 16.8 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were non-families, 26.8 percent of all households and 11.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

23.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.2 percent between 18 to 24, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89 males and 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 31,441, and the median income for a family was $ 37,661. Males have a median income of $ 29,371, women $ 20,701. The per capita income was $ 15,877. 11.1 percent of families and 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.