Cross Hill is a town in
Laurens County,
South Carolina
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, United States. The population was 507 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
Greenville–
Mauldin–
Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
Cross Hill developed around the intersection of two old Indian trails. The Carter family constructed an inn at the intersection of these two trails in 1795. By 1837, the community that developed around the inn was known as "Cross Hill." The town expanded with the arrival of the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway in 1890, and officially incorporated that same year.
Geography
Cross Hill is located at (34.310186, -81.984188).
The town is concentrated around the intersection of
South Carolina Highway 39
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and
South Carolina Highway 560, northeast of
Greenwood.
Lake Greenwood lies just to the west.
South Carolina Highway 72
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passes through the town's northern outskirts.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 601 people, 224 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 194.5 people per square mile (75.1/km
2). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 79.3 per square mile (30.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 55.57%
African American
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, 42.60%
White
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, 0.50%
Asian
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, 0.33%
Native American, and 1.00% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 224 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were
married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,083, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,288 versus $18,846 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $12,688. About 16.0% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
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