Rockville is a town in
Charleston County
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,
South Carolina
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, United States, that was founded in 1784. The population was 134 at the
2010 census.
Rockville is part of the
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area
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.
History
The
Hanckel Mound,
Horse Island,
Rockville Historic District, and
John Seabrook Plantation Bridge are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
Rockville is located on
Wadmalaw Island
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Geography
Wadmalaw Island is located generally to the southwest o ...
in southwestern Charleston County at (32.602932, -80.196942),
at the south end of
South Carolina Highway 700
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, on the north bank of tidal
Bohicket Creek, an arm of the
North Edisto River
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. To the south across Bohicket Creek is the town of
Seabrook Island Seabrook may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Seabrook, Victoria
* Seabrook, Tasmania
United Kingdom
* Seabrook, Kent
United States
* Seabrook, Georgia
* Seabrook, Maryland
** Seabrook station (MARC)
* Seabrook, Massachusetts
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. SC Highway 700 leads northeast to
Johns Island and to
Charleston.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 17.52%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 141 people, 66 households, and 36 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 137 people, 64 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 86.86%
White
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, 11.68%
African American
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, 1.46% from
other races
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Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.
There were 64 households, out of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were
married couples
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 10.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 16.1% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,977, and the median income for a family was $69,821. Males had a median income of $45,208 versus $33,750 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $36,620. There were 3.9% of families and 3.1% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Government
The city is run by an elected
mayor–council government
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system.
Mayor
Riley A Bradham II
Council Members
Henry Holst, Mayor Pro Tem, Frank Thornhill, Judy Suggs, David Dunn
References
External links
Town of Rockville official website
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Towns in Charleston County, South Carolina
Towns in South Carolina
Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area
Populated coastal places in South Carolina