Eureka Mill, South Carolina
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|subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
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|subdivision_name2 = Chester
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|population_total = 1420
|population_density_km2 = 435.77
|population_density_sq_mi = 1128.78
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 29706{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/29706|title=Eureka Mill SC ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}
|area_code = 803
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|blank_info = 45-24020{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Eureka Mill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2010 census,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4524020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Eureka Mill CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 1, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064356/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4524020| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} down from 1,737 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Eureka Mill is an unincorporated suburban area on the northeastern side of the city of Chester, the county seat. The CDP is located at {{coord|34|43|8|N|81|11|55|W|type:city}} (34.718868, -81.198698).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} South Carolina Highway 97, the J.A. Cochran Bypass, loops through the CDP, while Highway 72/121 is the main radial road leading out of Chester northeastward through the CDP. South Carolina Highway 9 forms the southern boundary of the CDP, leading eastward out from the center of Chester.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eureka Mill CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.34|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,737 people, 666 households, and 464 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,282.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 733 housing units at an average density of {{convert|541.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.26% White, 48.53% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 666 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 26.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,273, and the median income for a family was $33,690. Males had a median income of $28,821 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,809. About 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
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{{Chester County, South Carolina}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Chester County, South Carolina