St. Matthews, South Carolina

St. Matthews, South Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = St. Matthews, South Carolina
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of St. Matthews, South Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
subdivision_name2 = Calhoun
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area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 5
area_land_km2 = 5
area_water_km2 = 0.026
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 2107
population_density_km2 = 421.5
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_ft = 279
latd = 33 |latm = 39 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 46 |longs = 44 |longEW = W
area_total_sq_mi = 1.9
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 85
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blank_info = 45-62620GR|2
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blank1_info = 1250621GR|3
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St. Matthews is a town in Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun CountyGR|6.

St. Matthews is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

St. Matthews is located at coor dms|33|39|53|N|80|46|44|W|city (33.664734, -80.778976)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it is land and 0.52% is water.

Education

Private

*The Calhoun Academy is the private co-educational college preparatory school that is located in St. Matthews.

Public

*Guinyard Elementary
*Sandy Run School
*John Ford Middle School
*Calhoun County High School.

Notable residents

*Mike Colter, actor
*James 'Blood' Ulmer Jazz and Blues Guitarist

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,107 people, 823 households, and 549 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,091.1 people per square mile (421.5/km²). There were 913 housing units at an average density of 472.8/sq mi (182.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 37.16% White, 61.46% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 823 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 72.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,969, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $29,760 versus $21,311 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,911. About 19.5% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.calhouncountymuseum.org/ Calhoun County Museum and Cultural Center]


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