Burnettown, South Carolina

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Burnettown is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,720 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Burnettown is located at 33°30′44″N, 81°52′14″W (33.512272, -81.870520)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.6 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.02%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,720 people, 1,066 households, and 770 families residing in the town. The population density was 217.4/km² (563.5/mi²). There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 94.6/km² (245.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.40% White, 11.88% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,066 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,140, and the median income for a family was $38,017. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $22,364 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,887. About 5.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.