Red Bank is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Lexington County Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 293,991, and the 2021 population estimate was 300,137. Its county seat and largest town is Lexington. The county was chartered ...

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, United States. The population was 9,617 at the 2010 census, up from 8,811 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

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Geography

Red Bank is located just east of the center of Lexington County at (33.932005, -81.230211). It is bordered to the north by Lexington, the

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, and to the south by the White Knoll CDP.

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(S. Lake Drive) is the main road through town, leading north to the center of Lexington and south to

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. Platt Springs Road (

South Carolina Highway 602 South Carolina Highway 602 (SC 602) is a state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Red Bank and West Columbia, via Springdale. Route description SC 602 begins at an intersection with SC 6 (Sou ...

east of SC-6) forms the border between Red Bank and White Knoll. Highway 602 leads northeast to West Columbia. According to the

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, the Red Bank CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.85%, are water. Red Bank Creek, an east-flowing tributary of

Congaree Creek Congaree Creek is a stream in Lexington County, South Carolina formed from the Congaree River. The Name 'Congaree' come's from the River, of the same name. The Battle of Congaree Creek was named after this creek. Crossings * Interstate 77 * Old St ...

and part of the

Congaree River The Congaree River is a short but wide river in South Carolina in the United States; It flows for approximately 53 miles (85 km). The river serves an important role as the final outlet channel for the entire Lower Saluda and Lower Broad wate ...

watershed, passes just south of the original town center. Crystal Lake and Saxe-Gotha Millpond are two small reservoirs impounding the creek.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 10,924 people, 4,137 households, and 3,035 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,811 people, 3,281 households, and 2,480 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 740.6 people per square mile (285.9/km²). There were 3,498 housing units at an average density of 294.0/sq mi (113.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.74%

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, 8.84%

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, 0.35% Native American, 0.49%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.93% from

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, and 0.61% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.90% of the population. There were 3,281 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% 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 3.09. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,072, and the median income for a family was $50,838. Males had a median income of $36,347 versus $26,016 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,664. About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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