Cherokee (county, South Carolina)

According to the United States Census Bureau , the total area of ​​the county is 1,028.231 km ² , of which 1,017.871 km ^{2 is} land and 12,950 km ² or 1.160% are water bodies.

Neighboring counties

According to the 2000 census ^[1] , 52,537 inhabitants live in the district as a part of 20,495 households and 14,612 families . The population density is 52.00 people per km ² . On the territory of the district there are 22,400 residential buildings, with a building density of about 22.00 buildings per km ² . The racial composition of the population: whites - 46.92%, blacks - 40.56%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 10.20%, Asians - 0.31%, Hawaiians - 0.02%, representatives of other races - 1.16 %, representatives of two or more races - 0.84%. Hispanic made up 2.08% of the population, regardless of race .

In the composition of 32.70% of the total number of households live children under the age of 18 years, 51.30% of households are married couples living together, 15.40% of households are single women without a spouse, 28.70% of households households are not related to families , 25.00% of households consist of one person, 9.40% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.53 people, and the average family size is 3.01 people.

The age structure of the district: 25.80% younger than 18 years old, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64 and 23.20% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 93.80 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.70 males .

The average income per household in the district was 33,787 USD , per family - 39,393 USD . The average salary of a man was 30,984 USD against 21,298 USD for a woman . The per capita income was 16,421 USD . About 11.00% of families and 23.90% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 16.90% of young people (those who are under 18) and 15.20% of those who were over 65 .

• Official website of the government of Cherokee County, South Carolina
• National Association of the United States
• Cherokee County Government official website
• Cherokee County Development Board
• Cherokee County Historical & Preservation Society
• Cherokee County, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
• Cherokee County School District
• County Population Information (unavailable link)
• South Carolina Transportation Information