Lexington County, South Carolina
Lexington County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lexington.
Geography
The County is located just west of the geographic center of South Carolina and has an area of 1963 square kilometers, of which 152 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Richland County, Orangeburg County, Calhoun County, Aiken County, Saluda County and Newberry County.
History
Lexington County was formed in 1804. It was named after the Battle of Lexington in the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Lexington County 216 014 people in 83 240 households and 59 849 families. The population density was 119 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 84.18 percent White, 12.63 percent Black or African American, 0.34 percent Native American, 1.05 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.79 percent from other races groups; 0.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.92 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 83 240 households 35.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 22.5 percent of all households and 6.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.
26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.3 percent between 18 to 24, 31.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 44,659, and the median income for a family was $ 52,637. Males have a median income of $ 36,435, women $ 26,387. The per capita income was $ 21,063. 6.4 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.