South Carolina's 6th congressional district
The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina. It includes all of Allendale, Clarendon, Hampton and Williamsburg counties and parts of Beaufort, Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg and Sumter counties; the district borders were shifted south in the 2012 redistricting. It lost its share of the North Carolina border, now takes in part of the area near the South Carolina-Georgia border; the district was defined in the early 1990s in a deal between state Republicans and Democrats in the South Carolina General Assembly to ensure a majority-black population, known as a majority-minority district. The rural counties of the historical black belt in South Carolina make up much of the district, but it sweeps south to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Charleston, sweeps west to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Columbia. In all of its configurations, its politics have been dominated by black voters in the Columbia and Charleston areas.
Following the Reconstruction era, the white Democratic-dominated legislature passed Jim Crow laws, as well as a new constitution in 1895 that disfranchised blacks, crippling the Republican Party in the state. For most of the next 60 years, South Carolina was a one-party state dominated by the Democrats, blacks were nearly excluded from the political system. Demographic and political changes have included the Great Migration of blacks out of the state during the Jim Crow era in the first half of the 20th century. At the same time, many white Democrats felt chagrin at the national party's greater support of civil rights for blacks from the 1940s onward, began splitting their tickets in federal elections. After successes of the Civil Rights Movement in gaining passage of federal legislation in the mid-1960s to enforce their constitutional rights and ability to vote, blacks in South Carolina supported national Democratic candidates; this prompted a gradual realignment in political parties in which white conservatives began moving into the Republican Party.
Since the late 20th century, South Carolina politics have been racially polarized. Republicans in South Carolina have been white, most African Americans in the state continue to support the Democrats. In the 21st century, the 6th is considered the only "safe" Democratic district in the state. Before 1993, this district included the northeastern part of the state, from Darlington to Myrtle Beach, it was a classic "Yellow Dog" Democratic district. In 2012, the new 7th congressional district was created. Jim Clyburn, a Democrat and the current Majority Whip, has represented this district since first being elected in 1992. South Carolina's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Screven County, Georgia
Screven County is a county located in the U. S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,593; the county seat is Sylvania. The County was created on December 14, 1793, was named after General James Screven, who served in the American Revolutionary War. Sylvania became the county seat in 1847, moved from Jacksonborough, by an act of State legislation; the Screven County Courthouse, built in 1964, is the fourth courthouse to serve Screven County. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 656 square miles, of which 645 square miles is land and 11 square miles is water; the Savannah River borders the eastern side of the county, the Ogeechee River borders the southwest portion. Elevation varies to around 40 feet on the Savannah river to 320 feet at the Bay Branch community, located a few miles west of Sylvania. Pine, oak and other trees prevalent to the South can be found in Screven County; the northern portion of Screven County, defined by a line running from Girard southeast and parallel to State Route 24 to the South Carolina border, is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.
A north-central section of the county, from Sylvania north and centered on Hiltonia, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin. The southern portion of Screven County, from Newington running northwest through Sylvania, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin; the remaining southeastern corner of the county is located in the Lower Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. U. S. Route 301 U. S. Route 301 Business State Route 17 State Route 21 State Route 21 Business State Route 24 State Route 73 Allendale County, South Carolina Hampton County, South Carolina Effingham County Bulloch County Jenkins County Burke County As of the census of 2000, there were 15,374 people, 5,797 households, 4,104 families residing in the county; the population density was 24 people per square mile. There were 6,853 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 53.56% White, 45.29% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, 0.49% from two or more races.
0.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,797 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.00% were married couples living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.20% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14. In the county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,312, the median income for a family was $34,753. Males had a median income of $30,228 versus $20,154 for females; the per capita income for the county was $13,894.
About 15.50% of families and 20.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 25.50% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 14,593 people, 5,596 households, 3,854 families residing in the county; the population density was 22.6 inhabitants per square mile. There were 6,739 housing units at an average density of 10.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 54.6% white, 43.3% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 14.5% were American, 9.3% were Irish, 8.9% were English, 7.6% were German. Of the 5,596 households, 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.1% were non-families, 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals.
The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 39.5 years. The median income for a household in the county was $32,155 and the median income for a family was $44,244. Males had a median income of $32,189 versus $25,480 for females; the per capita income for the county was $16,189. About 14.0% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over. John Abbot, entomologist, wrote The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia Edward Junius Black, member of the United States House of Representatives Lee Rogers Berger, paleoanthropologist Bucky Dent, New York Yankees shortstop but spent his early years in Sylvania John R. McKinney, Georgia's most decorated World War II hero. Francys Johnson, senior NAACP official Macay McBride, Major League Baseball pitcher National Register of Historic Places listings in Screven County, Georgia Dixon Hollingsworth, ed.
The History of Screven County, Georgia. Http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13251.html Screven County Chamber of Commerce
Excavation (archaeology)
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is a site being studied; such a site excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or a connected series of sites, may be conducted over as little as several weeks to over a number of years. Numerous specialized techniques each with its particular features are used. Resources and other practical issues do not allow archaeologists to carry out excavations whenever and wherever they choose; these constraints mean. This is with the intention of preserving them for future generations as well as recognising the role they serve in the communities that live near them. Excavation involves the recovery of several types of data from a site; these data include artifacts, ecofacts and, most archaeological context. Ideally, data from the excavation should suffice to reconstruct the site in three-dimensional space; the presence or absence of archaeological remains can be suggested by remote sensing, such as ground-penetrating radar.
Indeed, grosser information about the development of the site may be drawn from this work but the understanding of finer features requires excavation though appropriate use of augering. Excavation techniques have developed over the years from a treasure hunting process to one which seeks to understand the sequence of human activity on a given site and that site's relationship with other sites and with the landscape in which it is set; the history of excavation began with a crude search for treasure and for artifacts which fell into the category of'curio'. These curios were the subject of interest of antiquarians, it was appreciated that digging on a site destroyed the evidence of earlier people's lives which it had contained. Once the curio had been removed from its context, most of the information it held was lost, it was from this realization that antiquarianism began to be replaced by archaeology, a process still being perfected. Archaeological material tends to accumulate in events. A gardener laid a gravel path or planted a bush in a hole.
A builder back-filled the trench. Years someone built a pigsty onto it and drained the pigsty into the nettle patch. Still, the original wall blew over and so on; each event, which may have taken a short or long time to accomplish, leaves a context. This layer cake of events is referred to as the archaeological sequence or record, it is by analysis of this sequence or record that excavation is intended to permit interpretation, which should lead to discussion and understanding. The prominent processual archaeologist Lewis Binford highlighted the fact that the archaeological evidence left at a site may not be indicative of the historical events that took place there. Using an ethnoarchaeological comparison, he looked at how hunters amongst the Nunamiut Iñupiat of north central Alaska spent a great deal of time in a certain area waiting for prey to arrive there, that during this period, they undertook other tasks to pass the time, such as the carving of various objects, including a wooden mould for a mask, a horn spoon and an ivory needle, as well as repairing a skin pouch and a pair of caribou skin socks.
Binford notes that all of these activities would have left evidence in the archaeological record, but that none of them would provide evidence for the primary reason that the hunters were in the area. As he remarked, waiting for animals to hunt "represented 24% of the total man-hours of activity recorded. No tools left on the site were used, there were no immediate material "byproducts" of the "primary" activity. All of the other activities conducted at the site were boredom reducers." There are two basic types of modern archaeological excavation: Research excavation – when time and resources are available to excavate the site and at a leisurely pace. These are now exclusively the preserve of academics or private societies who can muster enough volunteer labour and funds; the size of the excavation can be decided by the director as it goes on. Development-led excavation – undertaken by professional archaeologists when the site is threatened by building development. Funded by the developer meaning that time is more of a factor as well as its being focused only on areas to be affected by building.
The workforce is more skilled however and pre-development excavations provide a comprehensive record of the areas investigated. Rescue archaeology is sometimes thought of as a separate type of excavation but in practice tends to be a similar form of development-led practice. Various new forms of excavation terminology have appeared in recent years such as Strip map and sample some of which have been criticized within the profession as jargon created to cover up for falling standards of practice. There are two main types of trial excavation in professional archaeology both associated with development-led excavation: the test pit or trench and the watching brief; the purpose of trial excavations is to determine the extent and characteristics of archaeological potential in a given area before extensive excavation work is undertaken. This is conducted in development-led excavations as part of Project management planning; the main difference between Trial
Barnwell County, South Carolina
Barnwell County is a county in the U. S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 22,621, its county seat is Barnwell. The Barnwell District was created in 1797 from the southwestern portion of the Orangeburg District, along the Savannah River, it was named after a local figure in the Revolutionary War. In 1868, under the South Carolina Constitution revised during Reconstruction, South Carolina districts became counties; the government was made more democratic, with county officials to be elected by male citizens at least 21 years old, rather than by the state legislature as done previously. In 1871 the legislature took the northwestern portion of the county to form part of the new Aiken County, the only county organized during the Reconstruction era. In 1874 the border with Aiken County was adjusted slightly; this county and Barnwell, with populations of blacks and whites that were nearly equal, had extensive violence in the months before the 1874 and 1876 elections, as groups of paramilitary Red Shirts rode to disrupt black Republican meetings and intimidate voters to suppress black voting.
More than 100 black men were killed in Aiken County during the violence at Ellenton, South Carolina. In 1895 white Democrats in the state legislature passed a new constitution, disfranchising most blacks for more than 60 years by raising barriers to voter registration. In 1897 the eastern third of the county was taken to form the new Bamberg County. In 1919 most of the southern half of the county was taken to form most of the new Allendale County, thus reducing Barnwell county to its present size. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles, of which 548 square miles is land and 8.9 square miles is water. Aiken County - north Bamberg County - east Orangeburg County - east Allendale County - southeast Burke County, Georgia - southwest As of the census of 2000, there were 23,478 people, 9,021 households, 6,431 families residing in the county; the population density was 43 people per square mile. There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile.
The racial makeup of the county was 55.18% White, 42.55% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, 0.72% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 9,021 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples living together, 19.30% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08. In the county, the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,591, the median income for a family was $35,866.
Males had a median income of $31,161 versus $21,904 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,870. About 17.90% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 24.40% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,621 people, 8,937 households, 6,055 families residing in the county; the population density was 41.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 10,484 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 52.6% white, 44.3% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 11.5% were American, 5.7% were German, 5.4% were English. Of the 8,937 households, 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were non-families, 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals.
The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age was 38.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $33,816 and the median income for a family was $41,764. Males had a median income of $35,957 versus $30,291 for females; the per capita income for the county was $17,592. About 20.8% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. Barnwell Blackville Elko Hilda Kline Snelling Williston Rosa Louise Woodberry, school founder National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnwell County, South Carolina Barnwell County The Barnwell Web Geographic data related to Barnwell County, South Carolina at OpenStreetMap Barnwell County history and images
Hampton County, South Carolina
Hampton County is a rural county located in the U. S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,090, its county seat is Hampton. It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s was elected as governor of South Carolina; the county includes two small urban clusters: Estill. After pushing out the Native Americans, English colonists and European Americans developed the land for rice and cotton plantations, lucrative commodity crops dependent on the labor and skills of enslaved African Americans; the county had a peak of population in 1910. Thousands of African Americans left after that for urban areas in the North, in the Great Migration; the mechanization of agriculture reduced farm jobs. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 563 square miles, of which 560 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is water. Bamberg County - north Colleton County - east Beaufort County - southeast Jasper County - south Effingham County, Georgia - southwest Screven County, Georgia - west Allendale County - northwest Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge Lake Warren State Park As of the census of 2000, there were 21,386 people, 7,444 households, 5,315 families residing in the county.
The population density was 38 people per square mile. There were 8,582 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 55.67% Black or African American, 42.89% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, 0.43% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,444 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were married couples living together, 18.80% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.19. In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years.
For every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,771, the median income for a family was $34,559. Males had a median income of $29,440 versus $20,418 for females; the per capita income for the county was $13,129. About 17.80% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 21,090 people, 7,598 households, 5,211 families residing in the county; the population density was 37.7 inhabitants per square mile. There were 9,140 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 53.9% black or African American, 42.7% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 6.4% were Irish, 6.3% were American, 5.6% were German, 5.3% were English.
Of the 7,598 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age was 38.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $34,846 and the median income for a family was $43,234. Males had a median income of $31,935 versus $26,826 for females; the per capita income for the county was $16,262. About 17.2% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over. Lena McPhersonville Nixville National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampton County, South Carolina Geographic data related to Hampton County, South Carolina at OpenStreetMap Hampton County History and Images
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U. S. state of Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Georgia's second-largest city after Atlanta, Augusta is located in the Piedmont section of the state. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Augusta–Richmond County had a 2017 estimated population of 197,166, not counting the unconsolidated cities of Blythe and Hephzibah, it is the 122nd largest city in the United States. The process of consolidation between the City of Augusta and Richmond County began with a 1995 referendum in the two jurisdictions; the merger was completed on July 1, 1996. Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta metropolitan area, situated in both Georgia and South Carolina on both sides of the Savannah River. In 2017 it had an estimated population of 600,151, making it the second-largest metro area in the state, it is the 93rd largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Augusta was established in 1736 and is named for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the bride of Frederick, Prince of Wales and the mother of the British monarch George III. During the American Civil War, Augusta housed the principal Confederate powder works. Augusta's warm climate made it a major resort town of the Eastern United States in the early and mid-20th century. Internationally, Augusta is best known for hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring; the Masters brings over 200,000 visitors from across the world to the Augusta National Golf Club. Membership at Augusta National is considered to be the most exclusive in the sport of golf across the world. Augusta lies two hours east of downtown Atlanta by car via I-20; the city is home to Fort Gordon, a major U. S. Army base. In 2016, it was announced that the new National Cyber Security Headquarters would be based in Augusta, bringing as many as 10,000 cyber security specialists to the Fort Gordon area; the area along the river was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, who relied on the river for fish and transportation.
The site of Augusta was used by Native Americans as a place to cross the Savannah River, because of its location on the fall line. In 1735, two years after James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, he sent a detachment of troops to explore the upper Savannah River, he gave them an order to build a fort at the head of the navigable part of the river. The expedition was led by Noble Jones, who created a settlement as a first line of defense for coastal areas against potential Spanish or French invasion from the interior. Oglethorpe named the town in honor of Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III and the wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales. Oglethorpe visited Augusta in September 1739 on his return to Savannah from a perilous visit to Coweta Town, near present-day Phenix City, Alabama. There, he had met with a convention of 7,000 Native American warriors and concluded a peace treaty with them in their territories in northern and western Georgia. Augusta was the second state capital of Georgia from 1785 until 1795.
Augusta developed as a market town as the Black Belt in the Piedmont was developed for cotton cultivation. Invention of the cotton gin made processing of short-staple cotton profitable, this type of cotton was well-suited to the upland areas. Cotton plantations were worked by slave labor, with hundreds of thousands of slaves shipped from the Upper South to the Deep South in the domestic slave trade. Many of the slaves were brought from the Lowcountry, where their Gullah culture had developed on the large Sea Island cotton and rice plantations; the city experienced the Augusta Fire of 1916, which damaged 25 blocks of the town and many buildings of historical significance. As a major city in the area, Augusta was a center of activities after. In the mid-20th century, it was a site of civil rights demonstrations. In 1970 Charles Oatman, a mentally disabled teenager, was killed by his cellmates in an Augusta jail. A protest against his death broke out in a riot involving 500 people, after six black men were killed by police, each found to have been shot in the back.
The noted singer and entertainer James Brown was called in to help quell lingering tensions, which he succeeded in doing. Augusta is located on the Georgia/South Carolina border, about 150 miles east of Atlanta and 70 miles west of Columbia; the city is located at 33°28′12″N 81°58′30″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Augusta–Richmond County balance has a total area of 306.5 square miles, of which 302.1 square miles is land and 4.3 square miles is water. Augusta is located about halfway up the Savannah River on the fall line, which creates a number of small falls on the river; the city marks the end of a navigable waterway for the river and the entry to the Georgia Piedmont area. The Clarks Hill Dam is built on the fall line near Augusta. Farther downstream, near the border of Columbia County, is the Stevens Creek Dam, which generates hydroelectric power. Farther downstream is the Augusta Diversion Dam, which marks the beginning of the Augusta Canal and channels Savannah River waters into the canal.
As with the rest of the state, Augusta has a humid subtropical climate, with short, mild winters hot, humid summers, a wide diurnal temperature variation throughout much of the year, despite its low elevation and moisture. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 45.4 °F in January to 81.6 °F in July.
Burke County, Georgia
Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U. S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,316; the county seat is Waynesboro. Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Burke County is an original county of Georgia, created February 5, 1777. In 1779, Col. John Twiggs and brothers Col. William Few and Benjamin Few, along with 250 men, defeated British in the Battle of Burke Jail. Burke County is located within the CSRA. During the antebellum period, it was developed by slave labor for large cotton plantations; the county was majority African American in population in this period, as slaveholders needed high numbers of slaves for laborers to cultivate and process cotton. The military tradition continued during the American Civil War, when Burke County provided volunteers for numerous units: the 2nd Regiment Georgia Infantry Company D, 3rd Regiment Georgia Infantry Company A, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry Company C, 32nd Regiment Georgia Infantry Company K, 48th Regiment Georgia Infantry Company D, Cobb's Legion Infantry company E, the Cobb's Legion Cavalry Company F. Agriculture continued as the basis of the economy for decades after the American Civil War, when most freedmen worked as sharecroppers or tenant farmers.
Cotton was the major commodity crop. In the early 20th century, mechanization of agriculture caused many African-American farm workers to lose their jobs; as can be seen from the census tables below, the county lost population from 1910-1920, from 1930-1970. Part of the decline was related to the Great Migration, as millions of African Americans left the rural South and Jim Crow oppression for jobs and opportunities in industrial cities of the Midwest, North. From World War II on, primary migration destinations were West Coast cities because of the buildup of the defense industry. In addition, whites left rural areas for industrial jobs in the North, in cities such as Chicago and Detroit. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 835 square miles, of which 827 square miles is land and 8.0 square miles is water. It is the second-largest county by area in Georgia; the southern half of Burke County, defined by a line running along State Route 80 to Waynesboro southeast to east of Perkins, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.
North of Waynesboro, bordered on the north by a line running from Keysville southeast to Girard, the territory is part of the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The most northern sliver of Burke County is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin; as of the 2010 United States Census, there were 23,316 people, 8,533 households, 6,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 28.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 9,865 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 23,316 people residing in the county. 49.5% were Black or African American, 47.5% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race and 1.3% from two or more races. 2.6 % were Latino. In terms of ancestry, 49.5% have some African ancestry, 11.0% identify as of American, 9.3% are Irish, 5.5% were English, 5.1% were German. Of the 8,533 households, 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.4% were non-families, 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals.
The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20. The median age was 35.9 years. The median income for a household in the county was $33,155 and the median income for a family was $41,659. Males had a median income of $37,061 versus $24,952 for females; the per capita income for the county was $15,934. About 20.0% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 22,243 people, 7,934 households, 5,799 families residing in the county; the population density was 27 people per square mile. There were 8,842 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile; the racial makeup of the county was 51.00% Black or African American, 46.90% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, 0.97% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,934 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were married couples living together, 22.80% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.90% were non-families.
23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone, 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27. In the county, the population was spread out with 31.30% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,877, the median income for a family was $31,660. Males had a median income of $29,992 and females had an income of $19,008; the per capita income for the county was $13,136. About 23.80% of families and
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