Cowpens, South Carolina
Cowpens, South Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 45-17260[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1247411[4] | |
Website | www.townofcowpens.com |
Cowpens is a town in
History
The community was named on account of pens for cattle near the original town site.[7]
During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781, resulting in a decisive victory for American Patriot forces over British troops commanded by Banastre Tarleton.[8] The battle site is preserved at Cowpens National Battlefield, located 9 miles (14 km) north of town in Cherokee County, near the town of Chesnee. Two ships of the U.S. Navy have been named USS Cowpens in honor of the battle.
The Cowpens Depot, built in 1896, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[9]
Geography
Cowpens is located at 35°0′58″N 81°48′15″W / 35.01611°N 81.80417°W (35.016181, -81.804240).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 112 | — | |
1890 | 349 | 211.6% | |
1900 | 692 | 98.3% | |
1910 | 1,101 | 59.1% | |
1920 | 1,284 | 16.6% | |
1930 | 1,115 | −13.2% | |
1940 | 1,343 | 20.4% | |
1950 | 1,879 | 39.9% | |
1960 | 2,038 | 8.5% | |
1970 | 2,109 | 3.5% | |
1980 | 2,023 | −4.1% | |
1990 | 2,176 | 7.6% | |
2000 | 2,279 | 4.7% | |
2010 | 2,162 | −5.1% | |
2020 | 2,023 | −6.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11][2] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
1,436 | 70.98% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
354 | 17.5% |
Asian
|
10 | 0.49% |
Pacific Islander
|
3 | 0.15% |
Other/Mixed
|
96 | 4.75% |
Latino
|
124 | 6.13% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,023 people, 843 households, and 537 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
There were 922 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.
Age distribution of the population: 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,815, and the median income for a family was $39,387. Males had a median income of $35,978 versus $22,778 for females. The
Education
Cowpens has a lending library, a branch of the Spartanburg County Public Library.[13]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Cowpens town, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cowpens". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 348. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 28.
- ^ "The Battle of Cowpens". The AmericanRevolution.org. September 17, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "South Carolina libraries and archives". SCIWAY. Retrieved June 13, 2019.