Seabrook Island, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 32°34′80 9°48′type:city
Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Location of Seabrook Island in South Carolinia.
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Charleston
Government
- Mayor	Frank W. McNulty
Area
- City	7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
- Land	6.1 sq mi (15.8 km²)
- Water	1 sq mi (2.6 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	1,250
- Density	205.9/sq mi (79.5/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Website: www.townofseabrookisland.org

Seabrook Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2000 census. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Seabrook Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
- 3.1 Mayor
- 3.2 Council Members
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Seabrook Island is located at 32°34′56″N, 80°9′48″W (32.582173, -80.163332)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²). 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (14.39%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,250 people, 660 households, and 465 families residing in the town. The population density was 79.5/km² (206.0/mi²). There were 1,649 housing units at an average density of 104.9/km² (271.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.04% White, 1.44% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 660 households out of which 3.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.86 and the average family size was 2.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 3.0% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 11.8% from 25 to 44, 40.9% from 45 to 64, and 41.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $66,548, and the median income for a family was $84,392. Males had a median income of $50,446 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $49,863. About 2.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.