Fort Lawn, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 34°42′3″N 80°53′47″W / 34.70083, -80.89639
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Location of Fort Lawn, South Carolina
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chester
Incorporated	1887^[1]
Government
- Mayor	Charles "Clif" Ferguson^[2]
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Land	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	864
- Density	626.0/sq mi (241.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29714
Area code(s)	803
FIPS code	45-26845^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1222502^[4]

Fort Lawn is a town in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 864 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fort Lawn is located at 34°42′3″N, 80°53′47″W (34.700811, -80.896469)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 864 people, 326 households, and 227 families residing in the town. The population density was 626.0 people per square mile (241.7/km²). There were 348 housing units at an average density of 252.1/sq mi (97.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.13% White, 30.44% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 326 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,694, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $30,882 versus $20,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,463. About 15.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 25.7% of those age 65 or over.