Pickens County South Carolina

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Population & Demographics

 According to the US Census Bureau, it has a total area of 512 square miles, of which, 497 square miles is land and 15 square miles is water. The county also contains the highest point in South Carolina, Sassafras Mountain, with an elevation of 3560 feet.

 The census of 2000 reported a population of 110,757 people, 41,306 households, and 28,459 families residing in the county. In 2007, the poulation was reported to be 116,003. There were 41,306 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 17.50% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,214, and the median income for a family was $44,507. Males had a median income of $31,795 versus $22,600 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,434. About 7.80% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

History

Pickens County was formed in 1826 when Pendleton District was split into Anderson and Pickens counties. Many of the early settlers of this area were Scotch-Irish farmers who moved south from Pennsylvania and Virginia in the eighteenth century. It was named after Andrew Pickens, a leading military figure in the American Revolution and member of the United States Congress. This area in the northwestern corner of the state was Indian territory until 1777. The western portion of Pickens County was later split off to form Oconee County (1868). The earliest European settlers in this region were Indian traders. The British built Fort Prince George around 1753 as protection against the Indians, and the fort was the site of several battles in the Cherokee War of 1760-62. The Cherokee town of Old Seneca was later destroyed by American troops in 1776. John C. Calhoun 1782-1850), United States vice president, senator, and cabinet member, made his home at Fort Hill plantation in Pickens County. His son-in-law, Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), bequeathed the plantation to the state for use as an agricultural college, which led to the founding of Clemson University.

Agriculture

 Pickens county has an average farm size of 75 acres with an average of $10731 for agricultural products sold per farm. The average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland was $558.87. Farms had an average farm production expense of $11705. 20.08% of land in farms was harvested cropland, with 8.43% of the land in farms was irrigated harvested cropland. Farms had an average of $25022 in market value of all machinery and equipment. 96.95% of farms were operated by a family or individual with the avereage age of the principle operator reported to be 56. There was an average of 19.54 cows per 100 acres and only 0.29 of the cattle were milk cows. There was 128 harvested acres for corn, 102 harvested acres for wheat, 72 harvested acres for soybeans, 118 harvested acres for vegetables and only 33 acres used for orchards.

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