DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

'Darlington County' is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2005, its population was estimated at 67,346. Its county seat is Darlington⁶. The county's population was nearly 60% rural in 2000. It is included within the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Famous People

Cultural references

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,468 km² (567 mi²). 1,453 km² (561 mi²) of it is land and 15 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.99%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Marlboro County, South Carolina - northeast

★ Florence County, South Carolina - southeast

★ Lee County, South Carolina - southwest

★ Kershaw County, South Carolina - west

★ Chesterfield County, South Carolina - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 67,394 people, 25,793 households, and 18,441 families residing in the county. The population density was 46/km² (120/mi²). There were 28,942 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.98% White, 41.70% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 25,793 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.30% were married couples living together, 18.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,087, and the median income for a family was $37,662. Males had a median income of $30,947 versus $20,998 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,283. About 16.40% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.70% of those under age 18 and 22.10% of those age 65 or over.
As of Census 2000, Darlington County was classified as 41% urban and 59% rural. It contains the two urbanized areas of Hartsville (2000 pop. 14,907) and Darlington (12,066). The county's population is included within the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Famous People

Dizzy Gillespie, a famous jazz musician, was born in Cheraw.
Orlando Hudson, a baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays, was born in Darlington.

Cultural references

Darlington County was the subject of a song of the same name on Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album, ''Born in the U.S.A.''.

Cities and towns

★ Darlington

★ Hartsville

★ Lamar

★ North Hartsville

★ Society Hill

External links

★ Darlington County's Website

★ Darlington County School District