Patrick, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 34°34′32″N 80°2′35″W / 34.57556, -80.04306
Patrick, South Carolina
Location of Patrick, South Carolina
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chesterfield
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	220 ft (67 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	354
- Density	360.8/sq mi (139.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29584
Area code(s)	843
FIPS code	45-54925^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1250033^[2]

Patrick is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Events
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Patrick is located at 34°34′32″N, 80°2′35″W (34.575450, -80.042944)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 354 people, 153 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was 360.8 people per square mile (139.5/km²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 165.1/sq mi (63.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 75.71% White, 23.73% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.

There were 153 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $31,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,487. About 15.7% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.1% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.