Belvedere is a

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(CDP) and suburb of North Augusta in Aiken County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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. The population was 5,792 at the 2010 census. Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") was so named for its scenic river views over the Savannah River.

Geography

Belvedere is located in western Aiken County at (33.531985, -81.943338). It is surrounded by the city of North Augusta, though Belvedere lies to the northeast of the original city center.

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(Edgefield Road) is the main road through the community, leading north to

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just outside the CDP.

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passes just to the east of the CDP. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water.

Highways

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Demographics

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,631 people, 2,245 households, and 1,567 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,430 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.39%

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, 23.64%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.39%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.52% from

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, and 0.94% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.81% of the population. There were 2,245 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,045, and the median income for a family was $40,264. Males had a median income of $31,768 versus $21,374 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,336. About 11.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the

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, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

2010 Census

At the 2010 census, the total population was 5,792, of whom 0.31% were American Indian or Alaska native, 0.41% were Asian, 26.23% were African American, 0.05% were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 66.80% were white, 3.63% were some other race, and 2.57% were of two or more races. People of Hispanic or Latino origin of any race made up 5.96% of the population. Males comprised 48.46%, and females 51.54% of the population. Persons under the age of 5 were 7.63% of the population, persons age 5 to 17 were 17.37%, age 18 to 64 were 60.01%, and age 65 and over were 14.99% of the population.

2020 Census

As of the

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, there were 5,380 people, 2,251 households, and 1,452 families residing in the CDP.

References

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