Mount Croghan is a town in Chesterfield County,

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, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census, up from 155 in

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. It is well known for the Mt Croghan

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Geography

Mount Croghan is located in northern Chesterfield County at (34.768720, -80.225217).

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passes through the town, leading east to Chesterfield, the

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, and west to Pageland. South Carolina Highway 109 leads north from Mount Croghan to the

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border, from where

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leads northeast another to Wadesboro. SC 109 joins SC 9 running east from Mount Croghan to

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. South Carolina Highway 268 leads southwest from Mount Croghan to Jefferson. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 155 people, 66 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 70 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.32%

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and 9.68%

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. There were 66 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $17,361 for females. The

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for the town was $14,880. About 2.6% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 13.0% of those 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Mount Croghan official website
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