Chesnee, South Carolina

Chesnee, South Carolina
—  City  —
Location of Chesnee, South Carolina
Coordinates: 35°8′54″N 81°51′43″W / 35.14833°N 81.86194°W / 35.14833; -81.86194Coordinates: 35°8′54″N 81°51′43″W / 35.14833°N 81.86194°W / 35.14833; -81.86194
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Cherokee, Spartanburg
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	868
- Density	964.4/sq mi (377.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29323
Area code(s)	864
FIPS code	45-14050[1]
GNIS feature ID	1221550[2]

Chesnee is a city in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 868 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

Chesnee is located at 35°8′54″N 81°51′43″W / 35.14833°N 81.86194°W / 35.14833; -81.86194 (35.148299, -81.861945).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.3 km²), all land.

History

The Chesnee Land Company bought a sizeable acreage at what is now Chesnee. A leading member of the company was John B. Cleveland of Spartanburg. Cleveland named the company - and later the town - after his great grandmother, Margaret Chesnee, who was born in Scotland and married Alexander Vernon, also born in Scotland.^[4] The Clinchfield Railroad ran an excursion train over the newly laid rails to Spartanburg on October 23, 1909.

The Chesnee post office was established in 1910.^[5]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,003 people, 396 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,116.4 people per square mile (430.3/km²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 512.0 per square mile (197.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.20% White, 27.52% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 1.99% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population.

There were 396 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,089, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,993. About 16.5% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.6% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
4. ^ Names in South Carolina, pp 136-137 (Claude Henry Neuffer, ed.) (1967) Columbia, SC: Department of English, University of South Carolina, based on A Brief History of the First Fifty Years of Chesnee, South Carolina, 1911-1961 by Helen Hicks Ezell.
5. ^ Helbock, Richard W. (2007) United States Post Offices, Volume VIII - The Southeast, p. 55, Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications.

External links

• Information on Chesnee
• Governmental Information on City of Chesnee