Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Orangeburg County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Orangeburg.

Geography

The County is located just south of the geographic center of South Carolina and has an area of ​​2922 square kilometers, of which 57 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Calhoun County, Clarendon County, Dorchester County, Berkeley County, Bamberg County, Colleton County, Aiken County, Barnwell County and Lexington County.

History

Orangeburg County was formed in 1769. It was named after William V of Orange, son of Prince William IV of Orange and Anne of England, the daughter of King George II of Great Britain.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000 lived in Orangeburg County 91 582 people in 34,118 households and 23,882 families. The population density was 32 ​​people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 37.17 percent White, 60.86 percent Black or African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.43 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.36 percent from other races groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 34,118 households, 32.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.1 percent were married couples living together, 20.3 percent were single mothers, 30.0 percent were non-families, 26.0 percent of all households and 10.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11 persons.

26.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 11.9 percent between 18 to 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87 males and 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,567, and the median income for a family was $ 36,165. Males have a median income of $ 29,331, women $ 20,956. The per capita income was $ 15,057. 17.0 percent of families and 21.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.