14-31. Populatiom (1980 and 1990) and Population by Race (1990) of South Carolina Urbanized Areas

                                   1980 - 1990    % of       RACE (1990)
                 April 1, April 1,                Total
 Urbanized         1980     1990         Percent  Pop.
   Areas          Census   Census Differ. Change  1990  White    Black  Other 1/

ANDERSON, SC      51,014   52,492   1,478   2.9   1.5   38,486   13,690    316
AUGUSTA, SC  2/   61,433   69,536   8,103  13.1   2.0   53,295   15,534    707
CHARLESTON, SC   328,572  393,956  65,384  19.9  11.3  284,496  100,523  8,937
COLUMBIA, SC     311,561  328,349  16,788   5.4   9.4  211,518  109,867  6,964
FLORENCE, SC      56,240   54,659  -1,581  -2.8   1.6   32,894   21,395    370
GREENVILLE, SC   229,303  248,173  18,870   8.2   7.1  193,544   51,731  2,898
MYRTLE BEACH, SC    -      58,384    -       -    1.7   51,648    5,585  1,151
ROCK HILL, SC     50,846   58,757   7,911  15.6   1.7   40,552   17,412    793
SPARTANBURG, SC  100,706  104,801   4,095   4.1   3.0   73,629   29,404  1,768
SUMTER, SC  3/      -      57,632    -       -    1.7   32,997   23,681    954

2/: Includes South Carolina portion only.

3/: Defined as Urbanized Areas after the 1990 Census.

Note: Census counts based on South Carolina total population of 3,120,729 in 1980 and 3,486,703 in 1990.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1980 and 1990 Census of Population; all tabulations by the Office of Research and Statistical Services.

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