Springdale is an

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and

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(CDP) in Lancaster County,

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, United States. The population was 2,574 at the 2010 census, down from 2,864 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Springdale is located in west-central Lancaster County at (34.696147, -80.784233). It is bordered to the north by Lancaster, the

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, and to the west by unincorporated

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. South Carolina Highway 200 (Great Falls Highway) passes through the center of the Springdale CDP, which includes Crockett Crossroad near the CDP's center. Highway 200 leads northeast to the center of Lancaster and southwest to

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. According to the

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, the Springdale CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.37%, are water. The community drains north to Bear Creek and south to Rum Creek, both northwest-flowing tributaries of Cane Creek and part of the

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watershed.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,864 people, 1,096 households, and 737 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.73%

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, 26.26%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.24%

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, 0.14%

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, 7.65% from

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, and 0.77% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.39% of the population. There were 1,096 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were

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living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,077, and the median income for a family was $32,798. Males had a median income of $26,379 versus $20,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,379. About 8.9% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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