Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Charleston.
Geography
The County is located in the southwest of South Carolina, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of 3517 square kilometers, of which 1139 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Berkeley County, Georgetown County, Colleton County and Dorchester County.
History
Charleston County was formed in 1769 from parts of Berkeley County and Colleton County. It was named after King Charles II of England.
Historical buildings
Charleston
- In Charleston is the historic College of Charleston (also known as C of C). The school building was added as a historical monument with the number 71000748 on 11 November 1971 by the National Register of Historic Places. It was also enrolled in the National Historic Landmark.
- The Circular Congregational Church and Parish House at number 150 in the Meeting Street. Built in 1890 the church started on November 7, 1973 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic building with the number 73,001,683, and enrolled in the National Historic Landmark.
- A few blocks away, is also located in the Meeting Street at number 51, the historically designated as Nathaniel Russell House (NRHP 71.00075 million ).
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Charleston County 309 969 people in 143 326 households and 97 448 families. The population density was 130 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 61.92 percent White, 34.49 percent Black or African American, 0.26 percent Native American, 1.12 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.99 percent from other races groups; 1.16 per cent were descended from two or more races. 2.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 123 326 households 28.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.2 percent were married couples living together, 15.9 percent were single mothers, 37.2 percent were non-families, 28.3 percent of all households and 8.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
23.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 12.0 percent between 18 to 24, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,810, and the median income for a family was $ 47,139. Males had a median income of $ 32,681, women $ 25,530. The per capita income was $ 21,393. 12.4 percent of families and 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.