- Berea, South Carolina
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Berea, South Carolina
settlement_type = CDP
nickname =
motto =
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Berea, South Carolina
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =South Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greenvillegovernment_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 20.3
area_land_km2 = 19.7
area_water_km2 = 0.6
area_total_sq_mi = 7.8
area_land_sq_mi = 7.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 14158
population_density_km2 = 718.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1861.6timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 317
elevation_ft = 1040
latd = 34 |latm = 52 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 27 |longs = 39 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
postal_code = 29617
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 45-05770GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1246746GR|3
website =
footnotes =Berea is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County,South Carolina ,United States . The population was 14,158 at the 2000 census.Geography
Berea is located at coor dms|34|52|44|N|82|27|39|W|city (34.878845, -82.460751)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 7.8square mile s (20.3km² ), of which, 7.6 square miles (19.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.06%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 14,158 people, 5,630 households, and 3,822 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 1,861.6 people per square mile (718.3/km²). There were 5,994 housing units at an average density of 788.1/sq mi (304.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.70% White, 15.94% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.92% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.43% of the population. 2% of the Hispanic population are from Colombian ancestry.There were 5,630 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,670, and the median income for a family was $38,723. Males had a median income of $29,137 versus $21,849 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $16,512. About 12.8% of families and 16.6% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.References
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