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14-33. Population of SC Counties by Urban and Rural Residence: 1970, 1980 and 1990 - Part A


                        APRIL 1, 1970                 APRIL 1, 1980

County            Total     Urban     Rural     Total     Urban     Rural

Abbeville 21,112 5,527 15,585 22,627 5,918 16,709 Aiken 91,023 40,854 50,169 105,625 64,061 41,564 Allendale 9,783 3,620 6,072 10,700 4,400 6,300 Anderson 105,474 43,131 62,343 133,235 69,184 64,051 Bamberg 15,950 6,977 8,973 18,118 8,106 10,012 Barnwell 17,176 7,033 10,143 19,868 11,585 8,283 Beaufort 51,136 25,657 25,479 65,364 39,564 25,800 Berkeley 56,199 25,745 30,454 94,727 55,633 39,094 Calhoun 10,780 - 10,780 12,206 - 12,206 Charleston 247,650 202,654 44,996 276,974 242,477 34,497 Cherokee 36,669 17,003 19,788 40,983 17,545 23,438 Chester 29,811 9,772 20,039 30,148 9,421 20,727 Chesterfield 33,667 5,627 28,040 38,161 8,374 29,787 Clarendon 25,604 4,025 21,579 27,464 4,746 22,718 Colleton 27,622 6,257 21,365 31,776 6,209 25,567 Darlington 53,442 15,007 38,435 62,717 19,954 42,763 Dillon 28,838 5,991 22,847 31,083 7,060 24,023 Dorchester 32,276 3,839 28,437 58,761 34,161 24,600 Edgefield 15,692 5,302 10,390 17,528 5,337 12,191 Fairfield 19,999 3,411 16,588 20,700 2,919 17,781 Florence 89,636 32,244 57,392 110,163 61,287 48,876 Georgetown 33,500 13,280 20,220 42,461 13,178 29,283 Greenville 240,774 168,441 72,105 287,913 227,259 60,654 Greenwood 49,686 21,069 28,617 57,847 25,352 32,495 Hampton 15,878 2,845 13,033 18,159 3,143 15,016 Horry 69,992 20,551 49,441 101,419 35,168 66,251 Jasper 11,885 - 11,885 14,504 - 14,504 Kershaw 34,727 8,532 26,195 39,015 10,401 28,614 Lancaster 43,328 14,937 28,391 53,361 12,173 41,188 Laurens 49,713 19,027 30,686 52,214 20,018 32,196 Lee 18,323 3,404 14,919 18,929 3,429 15,500 Lexington 89,012 47,288 41,724 140,353 80,300 60,053 McCormick 7,955 - 7,955 7,797 - 7,797 Marion 30,270 13,441 16,829 34,179 13,768 20,411 Marlboro 27,151 9,992 17,159 31,634 11,451 20,183 Newberry 29,273 9,218 20,055 31,242 9,866 21,376 Oconee 40,728 12,210 28,518 48,611 14,527 34,084 Orangeburg 69,789 13,252 56,537 82,276 27,823 54,453 Pickens 58,956 22,550 36,406 79,292 29,303 49,989 Richland 233,868 198,161 35,707 269,735 234,870 34,865 Saluda 14,528 368 14,160 16,150 3,166 12,984 Spartanburg 173,724 83,596 90,128 201,861 112,384 89,477 Sumter 79,425 37,745 41,680 88,243 45,738 42,505 Union 29,230 10,775 18,455 30,751 10,523 20,228 Williamsburg 34,243 3,429 30,814 38,226 4,242 33,984 York 85,216 46,938 38,278 106,720 63,230 43,490 SOUTH CAROLINA 2,590,713 1,250,725 1,339,791 3,121,820 1,689,253 1,432,567

14-33. Population of SC Counties by Urban and Rural Residence: 1970, 1980 and 1990 - Part B

                         APRIL 1, 1990

 County            Total      Urban      Rural

Abbeville 23,862 5,979 17,883 Aiken 120,940 72,044 48,896 Allendale 11,722 4,410 7,312 Anderson 145,196 70,597 74,599 Bamberg 16,902 7,605 9,297 Barnwell 20,293 11,042 9,251 Beaufort 86,425 58,201 28,224 Berkeley 128,776 83,896 44,880 Calhoun 12,753 - 12,753 Charleston 295,039 259,697 35,342 Cherokee 44,506 16,423 28,083 Chester 32,170 7,158 25,012 Chesterfield 38,577 8,171 30,406 Clarendon 28,450 4,428 24,022 Colleton 34,377 5,492 28,885 Darlington 61,851 20,396 41,455 Dillon 29,114 6,829 22,285 Dorchester 83,060 55,970 27,090 Edgefield 18,375 5,258 13,117 Fairfield 22,295 3,475 18,820 Florence 114,344 60,005 54,339 Georgetown 46,302 15,889 30,413 Greenville 320,167 245,365 74,802 Greenwood 59,567 20,807 38,760 Hampton 18,191 2,997 15,194 Horry 144,053 85,589 58,464 Jasper 15,487 - 15,487 Kershaw 43,599 9,907 33,692 Lancaster 54,516 11,557 42,959 Laurens 58,092 18,443 39,649 Lee 18,437 3,560 14,877 Lexington 167,611 99,457 68,154 McCormick 8,868 - 8,868 Marion 33,899 13,568 20,331 Marlboro 29,361 12,030 17,331 Newberry 33,172 10,542 22,630 Oconee 57,494 14,601 42,893 Orangeburg 84,803 25,287 59,516 Pickens 93,894 36,347 57,547 Richland 285,720 241,828 43,892 Saluda 16,357 3,183 13,174 Spartanburg 226,800 118,443 108,357 Sumter 102,637 60,693 41,944 Union 30,337 9,836 20,501 Williamsburg 36,815 3,870 32,945 York 131,497 74,503 56,994 SOUTH CAROLINA 2,590,713 1,250,725 1,339,791
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Number of Inhabitants, PC80-1-A42, Table 3, 1980; CPH-L-79, 1990.

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