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Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County Courthouse
Spartanburg County Courthouse
Seal of Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Seal
Map of South Carolina highlighting Spartanburg County
Location in the state of South Carolina
Map of the U.S
South Carolina's location in the U.S.
Founded 1785
Seat Spartanburg
Largest city Spartanburg
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

819 sq mi (2,121 km²)
808 sq mi (2,093 km²)
11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.4%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

327,997
352/sq mi (136/km²)
Congressional districts 4th, 5th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.spartanburgcounty.org

Spartanburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg.[2]

Spartanburg County is included in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.

The USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192) is named after the county.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 819 square miles (2,120 km2), of which 808 square miles (2,090 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.4%) is water.[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1790 8,800
1800 12,122 37.8%
1810 14,259 17.6%
1820 16,989 19.1%
1830 21,150 24.5%
1840 23,669 11.9%
1850 26,400 11.5%
1860 26,919 2.0%
1870 25,784 −4.2%
1880 40,409 56.7%
1890 55,385 37.1%
1900 65,560 18.4%
1910 83,465 27.3%
1920 94,265 12.9%
1930 116,323 23.4%
1940 127,733 9.8%
1950 150,349 17.7%
1960 156,830 4.3%
1970 173,724 10.8%
1980 201,861 16.2%
1990 226,800 12.4%
2000 253,791 11.9%
2010 284,307 12.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1790–1960[5] 1900–1990[6]
1990–2000[7] 2010–2020[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 284,307 people, 109,246 households, and 75,404 families residing in the county.[8] The population density was 351.9 inhabitants per square mile (135.9 /km2). There were 122,628 housing units at an average density of 151.8 per square mile (58.6 /km2).[9] The racial makeup of the county was 72.3% white, 20.6% black or African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 3.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.9% of the population.[8] In terms of ancestry, 13.6% were American, 10.5% were Irish, 9.6% were English, and 8.8% were German.[10]

Of the 109,246 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.0% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age was 38.0 years.[8]

The median income for a household in the county was $42,680 and the median income for a family was $53,149. Males had a median income of $41,445 versus $31,602 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,924. About 11.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.[11]

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Spartanburg County, South Carolina[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 93,560 62.94% 52,926 35.60% 2,169 1.46%
2016 76,277 62.99% 39,997 33.03% 4,816 3.98%
2012 66,969 60.93% 41,461 37.72% 1,476 1.34%
2008 65,042 60.04% 41,632 38.43% 1,654 1.53%
2004 62,004 64.08% 33,633 34.76% 1,121 1.16%
2000 52,114 62.37% 29,559 35.38% 1,880 2.25%
1996 35,972 53.53% 26,814 39.90% 4,410 6.56%
1992 37,707 51.91% 25,488 35.09% 9,440 13.00%
1988 40,801 63.19% 22,964 35.57% 803 1.24%
1984 41,553 66.41% 20,130 32.17% 892 1.43%
1980 30,092 51.12% 27,245 46.28% 1,532 2.60%
1976 20,456 41.99% 27,925 57.32% 336 0.69%
1972 31,308 75.34% 9,586 23.07% 662 1.59%
1968 18,183 38.69% 11,467 24.40% 17,346 36.91%
1964 18,411 47.89% 20,034 52.11% 0 0.00%
1960 10,940 35.21% 20,134 64.79% 0 0.00%
1956 6,822 26.67% 16,637 65.03% 2,124 8.30%
1952 10,028 31.42% 21,883 68.58% 0 0.00%
1948 627 5.21% 6,741 55.98% 4,673 38.81%
1944 402 4.60% 8,092 92.61% 244 2.79%
1940 248 2.65% 9,119 97.35% 0 0.00%
1936 173 1.59% 10,739 98.41% 0 0.00%
1932 227 2.40% 9,216 97.59% 1 0.01%
1928 760 16.45% 3,859 83.53% 1 0.02%
1920 182 3.82% 4,584 96.18% 0 0.00%
1916 112 2.40% 4,503 96.32% 60 1.28%
1912 37 0.96% 3,616 94.07% 191 4.97%
1908 225 5.12% 4,162 94.76% 5 0.11%
1904 84 3.11% 2,621 96.89% 0 0.00%
1900 101 3.93% 2,467 96.07% 0 0.00%
1896 247 5.51% 4,234 94.49% 0 0.00%
1892 551 13.13% 3,515 83.79% 129 3.08%



Education[]

Spartanburg County is served by the Spartanburg County School System, which is divided into seven individual districts. Some of the districts share a vocational school, and also share The McCarthy Teszler School, a special education school.

  • School District One[13] includes Campobello-Gramling, Chapman High School, Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary, Inman Elementary, Inman Intermediate, Landrum High, Landrum Middle, Mabry Middle, New Prospect Elementary, and O.P. Earle Elementary.District One students can also attend Swofford Career Center
  • School District Two[14] includes Boiling Springs Elementary, Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary, Chesnee Elementary, Hendrix Elementary, Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary, Mayo Elementary, Oakland Elementary, Boiling Springs Intermediate, Boling Springs Junior High, Rainbow Lake Middle School, Chesnee Middle School, Boiling Springs High 9th grade, Boiling Springs High School, and Chesnee High School. District Two students can also attend Swofford Career Center.
  • School District Three[15] includes Cannons Elementary, Clifdale Elementary, Cowpens Elementary School, Pacolet Elementary School, Cowpens Middle School, Middle School of Pacolet, and Broome High School. District Three students can attend the Daniel Morgan Technology Center.
  • School District Four[16] has four schools: Woodruff Primary, Woodruff Elementary, Woodruff Middle and Woodruff High School. High school students also can attend R.D. Anderson Applied Technology Center to learn vocational skills.
  • School District Five[17] consists of Abner Creek Academy (formerly Abner Creek Elementary), Duncan Elementary, Lyman Elementary, Reidville Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology (formerly Wellford Elementary), Beech Springs Intermediate, Berry Shoals Intermediate, D. R. Hill Middle, Florence Chapel Middle, James F. Byrnes Freshman Academy, and James F. Byrnes High School. Vocational school students can attend R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center.
  • School District Six[18] comprises Anderson Mill Elementary, Arcadia Elementary, Jesse S. Bobo Elementary, Fairforest Elementary, Lone Oak Elementary, Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary, Roebuck Elementary, West View Elementary, Woodland Heights Elementary, Fairforest Middle, R. P. Dawkins Middle, L. E. Gable Middle, Dorman Freshman Campus, and Paul M. Dorman High School. District Six students can attend R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center.
  • School District Seven[19] consists of Jesse Boyd Elementary, Chapman Elementary, Cleveland Elementary, Houston Elementary, Park Hills Elementary, Pine Street Elementary, Mary H. Wright Elementary, Edwin P. Todd School, George Washington Carver Middle, Joseph G. McCracken Middle, Whitlock Junior High, Spartanburg High School Freshman Academy, and Spartanburg High School. The Daniel Morgan Technology Center, ZL Madden Learning Center, The Myles W. Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, and The Early Learning Center at Park Hills also serve District Seven.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Towns[]

  • Campobello
  • Central Pacolet
  • Cowpens
  • Duncan
  • Lyman
  • Pacolet
  • Reidville

Census-designated places[]

  • Arcadia
  • Boiling Springs
  • Clifton
  • Converse
  • Cross Anchor
  • Enoree
  • Fairforest
  • Fingerville
  • Glendale
  • Gramling
  • Inman Mills
  • Mayo
  • Roebuck
  • Saxon
  • Southern Shops
  • Startex
  • Valley Falls

Unincorporated Communities[]

  • Switzer
  • Una
  • White Stone

Notable people[]

  • James Ford (1775–1833), politician and criminal gang leader

See also[]

  • Ira Roe Foster
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • Tryon County, North Carolina

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45083.html. Retrieved November 25, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_45.txt. Retrieved March 19, 2015. 
  4. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. Retrieved March 19, 2015. 
  5. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved March 19, 2015. 
  6. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sc190090.txt. Retrieved March 19, 2015. 
  7. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. Retrieved March 19, 2015. 
  8. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45083. Retrieved 2016-03-11. 
  9. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45083. Retrieved 2016-03-11. 
  10. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45083. Retrieved 2016-03-11. 
  11. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45083. Retrieved 2016-03-11. 
  12. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  13. ^ "School District One". Spartanburg1.k12.sc.us. http://www.spartanburg1.k12.sc.us/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
  14. ^ "School District Two". Spartanburg2.k12.sc.us. http://www.spartanburg2.k12.sc.us/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
  15. ^ "School District Three". Spa3.k12.sc.us. http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
  16. ^ "School District Four". Spartanburg4.org. September 10, 2008. http://www.spartanburg4.org/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
  17. ^ "School District Five". Spart5.k12.sc.us. http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/. Retrieved November 21, 2013. 
  18. ^ "School District Six". Spartanburg6.k12.sc.us. May 30, 2011. http://www.spartanburg6.k12.sc.us/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 
  19. ^ "School District Seven". Spart7.org. http://www.spart7.org/. Retrieved September 1, 2011. 

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