Dillon County, South Carolina facts for kids

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U.S. county
Dillon County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1910
Named for	James W. Dillon
Seat	Dillon
Largest city	Dillon
Area
• Total	407 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Land	405 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4 km2)  0.4%%
Population  (2010)
• Total	32,062
• Estimate  (2020)	30,346
• Density	78.78/sq mi (30.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	7th

Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 32,062. The county seat is Dillon. Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillon County and the city of Dillon were named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon (1826-1913), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community. The result of this effort was the construction of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad, which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and brought greater prosperity to the area by directly linking Dillon County to the national network of railroads.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,050 km²), of which 405 square miles (1,050 km²) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) (0.4%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in South Carolina by area.

Adjacent counties

• Robeson County, North Carolina - north
• Columbus County, North Carolina - north
• Horry County - east
• Marion County - south
• Florence County - southwest
• Marlboro County - west

Major highways

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 32,062 people, 11,923 households, and 8,342 families living in the county. The population density was 79.2 inhabitants per square mile (30.6/km²). There were 13,742 housing units at an average density of 33.9 per square mile (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 48.0% white, 46.1% black or African American, 2.5% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 1.5% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 13.5% were American, 6.5% were English, and 5.4% were Irish.

Of the 11,923 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.0% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.20. The median age was 36.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,818 and the median income for a family was $34,693. Males had a median income of $31,973 versus $22,100 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,684. About 26.2% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.8% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 28,292 people, 11,029 households, and 7,016 families residing in the county.

Communities

Cities

• Dillon (county seat)

Town

• Lake View
• Latta

Unincorporated communities

See also

• In Spanish: Condado de Dillon