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region of northeastern

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, anchored by the city of

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. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 193,155 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 200,653).

Counties

* Darlington *

Communities

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* Darlington *

(Principal city) * Hartsville * Johnsonville * Lake City * Lamar * North Hartsville (

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) * Olanta * Pamplico * Quinby *

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* Timmonsville

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 193,155 people, 72,940 households, and 52,245 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 58.07%

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, 40.16%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.53%

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, 0.01%

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of O ...

, 0.39% from

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, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.06% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $33,116, and the median income for a family was $39,468. Males had a median income of $31,506 versus $21,452 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,080.

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