Moncks Corner, South Carolina
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Moncks Corner, South Carolina
| settlement_type = Town
| nickname = "The Lowcountry's Hometown"
| motto =
| image_skyline = Moncks-Corner-depot-sc.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Depot in Moncks Corner
| image_flag = Flag of Moncks Corner, South Carolina.svg
| image_seal = Moncks Corner, SC Town Seal.png
| image_map = SCMap-doton-MoncksCorner.PNG
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| map_caption = Location of Moncks Corner, South Carolina
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Berkeley
| government_type = Mayor–council
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Thomas Hamilton
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 29.79
| area_land_km2 = 29.46
| area_water_km2 = 0.33
| area_total_sq_mi = 11.50
| area_land_sq_mi = 11.37
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.13
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 13297
| population_density_km2 = 451.41
| population_density_sq_mi = 1169.17
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 16
| elevation_ft = 52
| coordinates = {{coord|33|12|N|80|0|W|region:US-SC_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP codes
| postal_code = 29430, 29461
| area_code = 843, 854
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 45-47275{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1246709{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
| website = {{URL|www.monckscornersc.gov}}
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Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The population was 7,885 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4547275| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200102/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4547275| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moncks Corner town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 4, 2014}} As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Moncks Corner is included within the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Settled by indigenous peoples for thousands of years, the area of Moncks Corner was occupied by the historic Edistow people, a sub-tribe of the Cusabo tribes. Its various bands shared a language distinct from that of the major language families in the present-day state: Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian, including Cherokee. Although now extinct as a tribe, Etiwan, Edisto, Cherokee, and Catawba descendants make up the eight families of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, a community located between Moncks Corner and Summerville. The 1,500-member tribe were recognized by the state as an Indian Tribe in 2009.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=20050417&id=zWBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IgoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2674,687304 Bo Petersen, "Researchers explore local tribe's ties to legendary temple"], The Post and Courier, April 17, 2005, accessed December 14, 2011[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=20050417&id=zWBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IgoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2674,687304 Bo Petersen, "Local tribe reclaims its roots, heritage"], April 17, 2005, accessed December 14, 2011
During the colonial era, Moncks Corner became a major settlement area of French Protestant Huguenots, who came to South Carolina between 1684 and 1688 as refugees due to religious persecution in France."Huguenots" in Walter Edgar, ed., The South Carolina Encyclopedia (Columbia: USC Press, 2006) Many family surnames in Berkeley and adjacent counties are of French origin. The Huguenots soon began to intermarry with the English colonists.
The town of Moncks Corner dates back to 1728 and is named for landowner Thomas Monck, a slaveholder who branded his runaway slaves on their chest with his name "T Monck."{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n211 212]}}{{cite book|last=Windley|first=Lathan|title=A Profile of Runaway Slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 Through 1787|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UbjHBQAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Routledge}} The town began as a trading post with a few taverns and stores. The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought here in 1780, associated with the Siege of Charleston.{{cite book|last1=Buchanan|first1=John|title=The Road to Guilford Courthouse|date=1997|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|isbn=9780471327165|pages=60–63}}
File:Street view Monck's Corner South Carolina 1904.jpg
The Northeastern Railroad, which ran between Charleston, South Carolina, and Siler City, North Carolina, laid its tracks in 1856, and the train depot became the center of the new town of Moncks Corner. The town of Moncks Corner was chartered on December 26, 1885, and incorporated December 15, 1909.
Moncks Corner was granted the trademark "Capital of Santee Cooper Country" by the South Carolina Secretary of State September 9, 1999, and again October 21, 2004. The trademark is a symbol of its abundant outdoor activities, such as horseback riding, hiking, water sports, boating and freshwater fishing. Moncks Corner is also the home of Santee Cooper's corporate office complex.
The Biggin Church Ruins, Cooper River Historic District, Lewisfield Plantation, Mulberry Plantation, Santee Canal, and Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Geography
Moncks Corner is located near the center of Berkeley County at {{coord|33|12|N|80|0|W|type:city}} (33.1966, -80.0067).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Its boundary extends east to the West Branch of the Cooper River, {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of the outlet of Lake Moultrie.
US 52 is the main highway through the town, leading south {{convert|32|mi}} to Charleston and north {{convert|80|mi}} to Florence. US 17 Alt also passes through the town, leading east {{convert|49|mi}} to Georgetown and southwest {{convert|16|mi}} to Summerville. SC 6 leads northwest from Moncks Corner along the south and west sides of Lakes Moultrie and Marion {{convert|39|mi}} to I-95 at Santee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Moncks Corner has a total area of {{convert|19.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|18.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.81%, is water.
Climate
Moncks Corner is a humid subtropical climate(Cfa) according to the Köppen climate classification system. It is similar to Charleston in regards of the said climate, which Moncks Corner is a suburb of. However, due to the distance from the coast compared to Charleston, it is noticeably hotter in the summer.
{{Weather box
| location = Moncks Corner, South Carolina (1991–2020 Normals, extremes 1994–present)
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 83
| Feb record high F = 87
| Mar record high F = 90
| Apr record high F = 92
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 104
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 97
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 89
| Dec record high F = 83
| year record high F = 105
|Jan avg record high F = 76.6
|Feb avg record high F = 78.7
|Mar avg record high F = 84.2
|Apr avg record high F = 89.3
|May avg record high F = 94.1
|Jun avg record high F = 98.8
|Jul avg record high F = 99.7
|Aug avg record high F = 99.4
|Sep avg record high F = 94.9
|Oct avg record high F = 89.7
|Nov avg record high F = 83.5
|Dec avg record high F = 78.9
|year avg record high F = 100.9
| Jan high F = 58.7
| Feb high F = 61.8
| Mar high F = 68.7
| Apr high F = 77.5
| May high F = 84.3
| Jun high F = 89.9
| Jul high F = 93.1
| Aug high F = 91.1
| Sep high F = 86.0
| Oct high F = 77.6
| Nov high F = 68.3
| Dec high F = 61.0
| year high F =
| Jan mean F = 48.6
| Feb mean F = 51.1
| Mar mean F = 57.3
| Apr mean F = 65.4
| May mean F = 73.3
| Jun mean F = 80.1
| Jul mean F = 83.4
| Aug mean F = 81.8
| Sep mean F = 76.7
| Oct mean F = 67.2
| Nov mean F = 57.4
| Dec mean F = 50.9
| year mean F =
| Jan low F = 38.4
| Feb low F = 40.5
| Mar low F = 45.9
| Apr low F = 53.2
| May low F = 62.4
| Jun low F = 70.3
| Jul low F = 73.7
| Aug low F = 72.4
| Sep low F = 67.4
| Oct low F = 56.8
| Nov low F = 46.5
| Dec low F = 40.8
| year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = 20.4
|Feb avg record low F = 25.9
|Mar avg record low F = 30.1
|Apr avg record low F = 37.9
|May avg record low F = 47.6
|Jun avg record low F = 59.6
|Jul avg record low F = 65.4
|Aug avg record low F = 65.3
|Sep avg record low F = 56.2
|Oct avg record low F = 41.5
|Nov avg record low F = 29.9
|Dec avg record low F = 26.2
|year avg record low F = 19.6
| Jan record low F = 13
| Feb record low F = 11
| Mar record low F = 20
| Apr record low F = 30
| May record low F = 40
| Jun record low F = 48
| Jul record low F = 58
| Aug record low F = 55
| Sep record low F = 45
| Oct record low F = 30
| Nov record low F = 22
| Dec record low F = 15
| year record low F = 11
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.66
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.44
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.49
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.03
| May precipitation inch = 3.56
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.42
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.76
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.25
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.82
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.10
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.87
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.92
| year precipitation inch =
| Jan precipitation days = 8.8
| Feb precipitation days = 9.1
| Mar precipitation days = 8.3
| Apr precipitation days = 7.7
| May precipitation days = 8.2
| Jun precipitation days = 10.4
| Jul precipitation days = 11.9
| Aug precipitation days = 11.9
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 7.5
| Nov precipitation days = 7.4
| Dec precipitation days = 9.6
| year precipitation days = 109.7
| source = NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020){{cite web |url= https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=chs |title= NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=April 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |url= https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00385946&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title= Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 |publisher= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=April 23, 2023 }}
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 118
|1900= 202
|1910= 232
|1920= 309
|1930= 623
|1940= 1165
|1950= 1818
|1960= 2030
|1970= 2314
|1980= 4179
|1990= 5607
|2000= 5952
|2010= 7885
|2020= 13297
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}
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=2020 census=
class="wikitable"
|+Moncks Corner racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4547275&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
White (non-Hispanic)
|7,297 |54.88% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,397 |33.07% |
Native American
|59 |0.44% |
Asian
|169 |1.27% |
Pacific Islander
|10 |0.08% |
Other/Mixed
|634 |4.77% |
Hispanic or Latino
|731 |5.5% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,297 people, 3,774 households, and 2,796 families residing in the town.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,952 people, 2,103 households, and 1,491 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,333.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|522.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 57.33% White, 36.59% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.97% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.20% of the population.
There were 2,103 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,711, and the median income for a family was $37,335. Males had a median income of $30,634 versus $21,796 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,202. About 16.5% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Moncks Corner has a public library, a branch of the Berkeley County Library System.{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | access-date=June 7, 2019}}
Notable people
- Omar Brown, National Football League (NFL) player
- Charlamagne tha God (born 1978), radio and TV personality
- Andre Ellington, NFL player
- Bruce Ellington (born 1991), NFL player
- Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church
- Willie J. Hill Jr. (born 1951), bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of the Southeast
- Robin Kenyatta, jazz musician
- Ryan Stewart, NFL player, 2 Live Stews radio personality with brother Doug
- Isaac Wright Jr. (born 1962), lawyer
- Kwame Brown, basketball player
- Kathryn Dennis, reality TV star (Southern Charm)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Moncks Corner, South Carolina}}
- [https://www.monckscornersc.gov/ Town of Moncks Corner official website]
- [http://www.oldsanteecanalpark.org/ Old Santee Canal Park]
- [http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/ Berkeley County School District]
{{Berkeley County, South Carolina}}
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Category:French-American culture in South Carolina
Category:Huguenot history in the United States
Category:Towns in South Carolina
Category:Towns in Berkeley County, South Carolina
Category:County seats in South Carolina
Category:Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area