Lee County, South Carolina

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Lee County is a United States county located in the United States of South Carolina. In 2000, county's population was 20119 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 19891, It is the sixth smallest county by population in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It has total area of 411.3 miē (1065.26 kmē), of which, 410.3 square miles (1062.67 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.59 kmē) of it is water, it is the sixth smallest by area in the U.S. state of South Carolina.


As of the census of 2000, there were 20119 people in the county, organized into 6886 households, and 4916 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (18.92/kmē), it would be the 12th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. There were 7670 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.22/kmē). The average household size was 2.68 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 98.6 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 98.9 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 19891, The racial makeup of the county was 7400 White, 12301 Black or African American, 29 American Indian, 46 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 114 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26907, it is seventh poorest county by median household income in South Carolina. The median income for a family in the county was $34209, it is ninth poorest county by median family income in South Carolina. The per capita income for the county was $13896, making it the eighth lowest county by per capita income in South Carolina.

In 2000, 5138 pupils and students, of which 51.36% are male and 48.64% are female, 25.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.03% nursery or pri school, 7.53% kindergarten, 47.74% elementary school, 28.65% high school and 9.05% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bishopville City	Lee County	2.39	2.36	0.03	3670	1554.8	16140	24400
2	Lynchburg Town	Lee County	1.13	1.13	0	588	519.7	14608	19250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	20119
April 2000 Estimate	20119
July 2000 Estimate	20139
July 2001 Estimate	20047
July 2002 Estimate	20086
July 2003 Estimate	20115
July 2004 Estimate	20280
July 2005 Estimate	20210
July 2006 Estimate	20103
July 2007 Estimate	20011
July 2008 Estimate	19891

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	210	151	361
Kindergarten	144	243	387
Elementary school	1276	1177	2453
High school	834	638	1472
College or graduate school	175	290	465

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lee County, South Carolina	$26907	$34209	$13896
South Carolina, United States	$37082	$44227	$18795
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587