Oswego, South Carolina
Encyclopedia
Oswego is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina
, United States
. The population was 95 at the 2000 census
. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 95 people, 42 households, and 34 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 57.7 people per square mile (22.2/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.47% White, 9.47% African American and 1.05% Native American.
There were 42 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples
living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.49.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,714, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $23,379. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 95 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Oswego is located at 34°0′30"N 80°17′14"W (34.008444, -80.287256).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 95 people, 42 households, and 34 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 57.7 people per square mile (22.2/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.47% White, 9.47% African American and 1.05% Native American.
There were 42 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.49.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,714, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $23,379. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.