Abbeville County, South Carolina

Abbeville County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Abbeville. The name of the district derives from the French city of Abbeville.

Geography

The County is located in northwestern South Carolina, is bounded on the southwest by Georgia and has an area of 1324 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Greenville County, Anderson County, Laurens County, Greenwood County, McCormick County and Elbert County ( Georgia). The county includes two defined for statistical purposes settlement areas ( Census-designated place ): Antreville and Lake Secession.

History

Abbeville County was formed on March 12, 1785 from the District 96. It was named after the French city of Abbeville.

Personalities

John C. Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832 under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, a longtime U.S. senator and secretary of state under President John Tyler, was born in the Abbeville County.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Abbeville County 26 167 people in 10,131 households and 7,284 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 68.33 percent White, 30.29 percent Black or African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.31 percent from other races groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.83 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,131 households, 31.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.2 percent were married couples living together, 15.3 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 25.3 percent of all households and 11.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

25.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.5 percent between 18 to 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 men.

The median income for a household was $ 32,635, and the median income for a family was $ 38,847. Males have a median income of $ 30,452, women $ 21,045. The per capita income was $ 15,370. 10.1 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.