Mauldin (South Carolina)
Greenville County
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Mauldin is an American city in Greenville County in northwestern South Carolina. It has about 15,000 inhabitants ( 2000 census ) in an area of 22.3 km ² and lies 290 m above sea level. NN on the Piedmont Plateau.
Mauldin is located south of Greenville about halfway between the cities of Atlanta (Georgia ) and Charlotte (North Carolina). The city is connected to the Interstate Highways I-85, I- 185 and I- 385.
History
In 1784, Benjamin Griffith was one of the first local settlers land with an area of about 40 hectares allocated. He let himself out, down to the present-day city of Mauldin, with his family.
The name of the town goes back to the former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, WL Mauldin, back. He had campaigned for the establishment of a railway station in the Greenville Laurens Railroad Company in the resulting small village " Butler Crossroads". The station got its name until finally his honor and the town was renamed after him.
1957, the citizens Mauldins decided in a vote against naturalization in the town of Greenville.
Demography
After that took place in 2000 Census 15224 people live in Mauldin. These are divided into the 6131 households and 4242 families. With a ratio of 100 women to 93.2 men, there is a slight excess of females.
The population is ( subject to rounding ) of 74 % White, 21% Black, 3% Hispanics, 2 % Asian and less than 1 % Native American together. One percent of the population comes from no and another percent of more of these groups. Irrespective of this grouping is just under 3 % of the population referred to as Americans of Latin American origin.
Age default, divides the city into 25 % under 18 years, 8% with an age 18-24, 34 % between 25 and 44, 24 % between 45 and 64 and 9 % are over 64, the average age is 35 years.
Education
Since 1927, Mauldin has a high school with about 2,400 students currently.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Kevin Garnett - born in Mauldin; Today NBA All-Star player and the Boston Celtics
- Orlando Jones - graduate of Mauldin High School; Today, actor and comedian