Oconee County (South Carolina)
Oconee County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Valhalla.
Geography
The County is located in the northwest corner of South Carolina, bordered to the north by North Carolina to the southwest Georgia and has an area of 1745 square kilometers, of which 125 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Pickens County, Anderson County, Hart County (Georgia), Franklin County ( Georgia), Stephens County ( Georgia), Habersham County ( Georgia), Rabun County ( Georgia), Macon County ( North Carolina), Jackson County ( North Carolina) and Transylvania County ( North Carolina).
History
Oconee County was formed in 1868. It was named after an American Indian expression.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Oconee County 66 215 people in 27,283 households and 19,589 families. The population density was 41 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.14 percent White, 8.38 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.06 percent from other races groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.36 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 27,283 households, 28.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were non-families, 24.7 percent of all households and 9.5 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.85 persons.
22.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 8.0 percent between 18 to 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,666, and the median income for a family was $ 43,047. Males have a median income of $ 31,032, women $ 22,156. The per capita income was $ 18,965. 7.6 percent of families and 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.