Winnsboro, South Carolina

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Winnsboro is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fairfield County^GR6.Several years before the Revolution, Richard Winn from Virginia moved to what is now called Fairfield County. His lands covered the present site of Winnsboro, and as early as 1777 the settlement was known as "Winnsborough".

The village was laid out and chartered in 1785 upon petition of Richard Winn, John Winn and John Vanderhorst. John, Richard, and Minor Winn all served in the Revolutionary War. Richard was a General and he is said to have fought in more battles than any Whig in South Carolina. John was a Colonel. See Faifield County, South Carolina Fairfield County, South Carolina for more.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous residents
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Winnsboro is located at 34°22′37″N, 81°5′17″W (34.377069, -81.087959)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,599 people, 1,454 households, and 984 families residing in the town. The population density was 428.9/km² (1,109.6/mi²). There were 1,597 housing units at an average density of 190.3/km² (492.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 40.29% White, 58.46% African American, 0.31% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 1,454 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 80.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,094, and the median income for a family was $29,550. Males had a median income of $29,275 versus $18,925 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,135. About 23.6% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous residents

D. Wyatt Aiken, (1828-1887), born in Winnsboro, United States Congressman^[1]
Mike Anderson, Baltimore Ravens running back, formerly of the Denver Broncos where he was named Rookie of the Year his first season
Walter B. Brown, former Vice-President of Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern)
Orlando Ruff, Defensive Lineman for the New Orleans Saints
John Hugh Means, former Governor of South Carolina
Alex Sanders, former Court of Appeals Judge, Lt. Governor Candidate, College of Charleston President, and U.S. Senate Candidate; Democrat; resides in Charleston
Timothy C. Wilkes, former S.C. House member who was cleared of charges in the Operation Lost Trust FBI Sting in South Carolina during the 1990's