Lincolnville is a town in
Charleston County, South Carolina
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, United States. A very small portion of the town extends into
Dorchester County Dorchester County is the name of two counties in the United States:
* Dorchester County, Maryland
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. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census,
up from 904 in 2000.
Lincolnville is part of the
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area
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.
Geography
Lincolnville is located at (33.008579, -80.157737).
It is bordered by the town of
Summerville to the north, west, and south. Lincoln Avenue is the main street through the town, leading northwest towards the center of Summerville and southeast into
Ladson. Downtown
Charleston is to the southeast.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Lincolnville has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,147 people, 806 households, and 461 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 904 people, 347 households, and 232 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 794.1 people per square mile (306.2/km
2). There were 371 housing units at an average density of 325.9 per square mile (125.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 50.66%
White
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, 45.80%
African American
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, 1.22%
Native American, 0.33% from
other races
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, and 1.99% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 347 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were
married couples
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living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $31,932. Males had a median income of $30,114 versus $20,000 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $16,311. About 21.0% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 33.2% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.
History
Lincolnville was founded in 1867 by seven African-American men, including Reverend
Richard Harvey Cain
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, Daniel Adger, Marc Buffett, Reverend Lewis Ruffin Nichols, Hector Grant, Reverend M.B. Salters and Walter Steele, who left their former home of Charleston to escape the racial discrimination they felt subject to in that environment. Amos Williams joined them as a signer of Lincolnville's original charter. Riding the local South Carolina Special train to examine properties for sale by the
South Carolina Railroad Company, the men settled on this area that was then known as "Pump Pond" for its use as a train stopping point for water, wood and coal.
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/ref> The men signed a contract with the railroad company to purchase for $1,000.
After paying the agreed amount in full, a charter for establishment of the town was applied for and later received on December 14, 1889. The name "Lincolnville" was given to the settlement in honor of Abraham Lincoln
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.
Government
The city is run by an elected mayor–council government
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system. The mayor is Enoch Dickerson
Notable people
* John Henry McCray
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(1910–1987), African American journalist, politician and civil rights activist; raised in Lincolnville.
References
External links
* th
Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society
* The Charleston Post & Courier
''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', ...
has an article on Lincolnville gaining
marker commemorating its history.
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Towns in Charleston County, South Carolina
Towns in Dorchester County, South Carolina
Towns in South Carolina
Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area