The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 8,270 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The racial makeup of the county was 56.77% White, 41.51% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. There were 9,223 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km 2). The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km 2). The long decline in population from 1910 to 1980 reflects the decline in agriculture, mechanization reducing labor needs, and the effect of many African Americans leaving for Northern and Midwestern cities in the Great Migration out of the rural South.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 24,595 people, 8,270 households, and 6,210 families living in the county.
It was formed from the southern section of the former Ninety-Six District when it was divided into smaller districts or counties by an act of the state legislature. The origin of the name Edgefield is unclear the South Carolina State Library's information on the county's history suggests that the name "is usually described as 'fanciful.'" There is a village named Edgefield in Norfolk, England.Įdgefield District was created in 1785, and it is bordered on the west by the Savannah River. See also: Edgefield, South Carolina § History