Eureka Mill, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 34°43′8″N 81°11′55″W / 34.71889, -81.19861
Eureka Mill, South Carolina
Location of Eureka Mill, South Carolina
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chester
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
- Land	1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,737
- Density	1,282.7/sq mi (495.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	45-24020^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1867520^[2]

Eureka Mill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Eureka Mill is located at 34°43′8″N, 81°11′55″W (34.718868, -81.198698)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,737 people, 666 households, and 464 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,282.7 people per square mile (496.8/km²). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 541.3/sq mi (209.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.26% White, 48.53% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 666 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 26.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,273, and the median income for a family was $33,690. Males had a median income of $28,821 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,809. About 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.