North Charleston, South Carolina
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| North Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Nickname: "South Carolina's Largest Shopping City" & "North Chuck" | ||
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| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| County | Charleston , Berkeley, and Dorchester | |
| Mayor | R. Keith Summey | |
| Area | ||
| - City | 160.8 km² (62.1 mi²) km² | |
| - Land | 151.6 km² (58.5 mi²) km² | |
| - Water | 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²) km² | |
| Population | ||
| - City (2005) | 86,313 | |
| - Density | 525.3/km² (1,360.6/mi²)/km² | |
| - Metro | 594,899 (2005) (Charleston) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| Website: www.northcharleston.org | ||
North Charleston is a city in the metropolitan area of Charleston, South Carolina. As of 2005 estimates, the city had a total population of 86,313. This ranks as 3rd in city limit populations within the state, after Columbia and Charleston. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, North Charleston is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area and the larger Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The City is considered the State's most dangerous City And it ranks 20th of a list of 135 cities in the US.
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[edit] Geography
North Charleston is located at (32.885379, -80.016881)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 160.8 km² (62.1 mi²). 151.6 km² (58.5 mi²) of it is land and 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²) of it (5.70%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 estimates of 2005, there were 86,313 people, 31,783 households, and 22,971 families residing in the city. The population density was 525.3/km² (1,360.6/mi²). There were 33,631 housing units at an average density of 221.8/km² (574.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 44.76% White, 49.41% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.59% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.78% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.
There were 29,783 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 22.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,307, and the median income for a family was $32,868. Males had a median income of $26,681 versus $20,718 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,361. About 19.9% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
The city is run by an elected Mayor-council government system.
[edit] Mayor
R. Keith Summey
[edit] Council Members
Jesse Dove, Rhonda Jerome, Bobby Jameson, Phoebe Miller , Steve Ayer, Dorothy Williams, Sam Hart, Robert King, Kurt Taylor, Gussie Greene.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- City Of North Charleston
- North Charleston Ultimate Information Site
- Charleston, SC Travel Guide and Vacation Planner - Non-profit site dedicated to providing information to travelers to the greater Charleston, SC area
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
