Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Edgefield.
Geography
The County is located in western South Carolina and here at the Savannah River, which forms the border with Georgia. It has an area of 1312 square kilometers, of which 12 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Saluda County, Aiken County, Richmond County ( Georgia), Columbia County (Georgia), McCormick County and Greenwood County. Just south lies beyond the state border Augusta, the second largest city of Georgia. The most important places in the County, in addition to Edgefield Jonston and Trenton.
History
Edgefield County was formed in 1785 from parts of District 96. It was named possibly. According to its location in the corner of the state, between the Savannah River and uninhabited country
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000, lived in Edgefield County 24,595 people in 8,270 households and 6,210 families. The population density was 19 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 56.77 percent White, 41.51 percent Black or African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.44 percent from other races groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.05 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,270 households, 34.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 15.5 percent were single mothers, 24.9 percent were non-families, 22.4 percent of all households and 9.1 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12 persons.
24.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.8 percent between 18 to 24, 32.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,146, and the median income for a family was $ 41,810. Males had a median income of $ 32,748, women $ 23,331. The per capita income was $ 15,415. 13.0 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Economy
The economic base of the county is relatively evenly formed by agriculture, industry and services. The county is one of the most important peach growing areas of the United States. During flowering and harvesting time of this fruit in various festivals, which are visited by many tourists