East Gaffney, South Carolina

East Gaffney, South Carolina
FIPS code		45-22075[4]
GNIS feature ID	1231253[2]

East Gaffney is a

Geography

East Gaffney is located in central Cherokee County at 35°4′59″N 81°37′42″W / 35.08306°N 81.62833°W / 35.08306; -81.62833 (35.083060, -81.628302),^[6] on the eastern border of the city of Gaffney, the county seat. U.S. Route 29 is the main road through the community, leading west into Gaffney and northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Blacksburg. Interstate 85 passes north of the community, with access from Exit 95.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.24%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,882		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

of any race were 2.57% of the population.

There were 1,380 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,527, and the median income for a family was $32,167. Males had a median income of $26,156 versus $21,009 for females. The

, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

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