Dorchester County (South Carolina)
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) St. George.
Geography
The County is located in the central southeastern part of South Carolina, is about 45 km from the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of 1494 square kilometers, of which 5 square kilometers is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Berkeley County, Charleston County, Colleton County, Bamberg County and Orangeburg County.
History
Dorchester County was formed in 1868. It was named after the town of Dorchester in Massachusetts.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census in 2000, lived in Dorchester County ( South Carolina) 96 413 people in 34 709 households, and 26,309 families. The population density was 65 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 71.05 percent White, 25.08 percent Black or African American, 0.73 percent Native American, 1.13 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.59 percent from other races groups; 1.36 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.79 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 34 709 households 40.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent were married couples living together, 14.6 percent were single mothers, 24.2 percent were non-families, 20.2 percent of all households and 6.5 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13 persons.
28.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 7.7 percent between 18 to 24, 31.6 percent between 25 and 44, 22.6 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 43,316, and the median income for a family was $ 50,177. Males had a median income of $ 35,423, women $ 24,405. The per capita income was $ 18,840. 7.1 percent of families and 9.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.