Woodruff, South Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Woodruff, South Carolina
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Woodruff, South Carolina


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Spartanburg

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area_total_km2 = 9.5
area_land_km2 = 9.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.7
area_land_sq_mi = 3.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4229
population_density_km2 = 445.9
population_density_sq_mi = 1154.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 240
elevation_ft = 787
latd = 34 |latm = 44 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 1 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 29388
area_code = 864
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 45-79090GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1251504GR|3
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Woodruff is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Woodruff is located at coor dms|34|44|26|N|82|1|57|W|city (34.740530, -82.032580)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,229 people, 1,678 households, and 1,130 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,154.8 people per square mile (446.1/km²). There were 1,869 housing units at an average density of 510.4/sq mi (197.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.53% White, 27.71% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population.

There were 1,678 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,824, and the median income for a family was $32,966. Males had a median income of $26,204 versus $21,467 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,535. About 15.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofwoodruff.com City website]