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
1/: Other race is a total of American Indian, Eskimo or Aluet; Asian and
Pacific Islander; and all other races.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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