Gantt is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Greenville County
Greenville County is located in the state of South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is also home to the ...
,
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
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, United States. The population was 14,229 at the 2010 census.
It is part of the
Greenville–
Mauldin–
Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area
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and a suburb of the city of
Greenville.
Geography
Gantt is located in west-central Greenville County at (34.781918, -82.397938).
It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Greenville and to the northwest by unincorporated
Dunean.
Interstate 85
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passes through the center of the community, with access from exits 44 through 46. I-85 leads northeast to
Spartanburg
Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. For a time, the Offi ...
and southwest to
Atlanta
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.
U.S. Route 25
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passes through Gantt as White Horse Road, intersecting I-85 at Exit 44. US 25 leads north to
Parker, a western suburb of Greenville, and south to
Greenwood. Downtown Greenville is 6 miles to the north via US 25 and
US 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Gantt CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.16%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 15,006 people, 5,555 households, and 3,488 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
At the
2000 census there were 13,962 people, 5,361 households, and 3,854 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,387.5 people per square mile (535.9/km). There were 5,793 housing units at an average density of 575.7 per square mile (222.3/km). The
racial makeup
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of the CDP was 33.86% White, 63.10% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00%.
Of the 5,361 households 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.1% of households were one person and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.
The age distribution was 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median household income was $33,811 and the median family income was $39,280. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $22,028 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,106. About 11.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in Greenville County, South Carolina
Census-designated places in South Carolina
Upstate South Carolina