Rowesville is a town in

Orangeburg County Orangeburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,501. Its county seat is Orangeburg. The county was created in 1769. Orangeburg County comprises the Orangeburg, SC Mi ...

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, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census.

History

Cattle Creek Campground was listed on the

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in 1983.

Geography

Rowesville is located at (33.373430, -80.836251). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.8 square mile (2.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 378 people, 140 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 60.85%

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, 38.89%

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, and 0.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 140 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were

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living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% 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 3.11. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $24,500 versus $16,591 for females. The

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for the town was $13,978. About 12.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the

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, including 39.7% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Information about Rowesville from Orangeburg County
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