Swansea, South Carolina

Coordinates: 33°44′14″N 81°6′8″W / 33.73722°N 81.10222°W / 33.73722; -81.10222
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Swansea, South Carolina
FIPS code
45-70675[4]
GNIS feature ID1231848[2]
Websitetownofswansea.sc.gov

Swansea is a town in

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

Geography

Swansea is located at 33°44′14″N 81°06′08″W / 33.737090°N 81.102244°W / 33.737090; -81.102244.[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (4.20%) is water. Two streams that flow through Swansea are Fourth Creek and Bull Swamp Creek (with neighboring communities Gaston and North).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900239—
1910523118.8%
192069031.9%
19307173.9%
194095032.5%
1950762−19.8%
19607761.8%
1970691−11.0%
198088828.5%
1990527−40.7%
20005331.1%
201082755.2%
2020722−12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6][3]

2020 census

Swansea racial composition[7]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		342 47.37%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		300 41.55%
Native American
 3 0.42%
Asian
 6 0.83%
Pacific Islander
 2 0.28%
Other/Mixed
 29 4.02%
Latino
 40 5.54%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 722 people, 370 households, and 236 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 224 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,708, and the median income for a family was $39,306. Males had a median income of $33,000 versus $24,583 for females. The

poverty line
, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over. Swansea is the home of Poole Training Center.

Notable people

Education

Swansea has six schools. Early Childhood Center, Swansea Primary School, Sandhills Elementary School, Sandhills Middle School, Swansea High Freshman Academy, and Swansea High School.

Swansea has a public library, a branch of the Lexington County Public Library.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swansea, South Carolina
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Locations". Lexington County Public Library. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

External links

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