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St. Stephen is a town in Berkeley County,
South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
, United States. The population was 1,697 at the 2010 census. St. Stephen is included within the
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area The Charleston metropolitan area is an urban area centered around Charleston, South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statis ...
.


History

The Keller Site and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church are listed on the
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.


Geography

St. Stephen is located in northern Berkeley County at (33.405024, -79.923365), between
Lake Moultrie Lake Moultrie is a large man-made lake in South Carolina. Created in the 1940s by a state utility project to provide electricity to rural SC by damming the Santee River, it covers more than . The third largest lake in the state, it provides a wi ...
to the west and the
Santee River } The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, and is long. The Santee and its tributaries provide the principal drainage for the coastal areas of southeastern South Carolina and navigation for the central coastal plain of ...
to the northeast. The town lies along the western edge of
Francis Marion National Forest The Francis Marion National Forest is located north of Charleston, South Carolina. It is named for revolutionary war hero Francis Marion, who was known to the British as the Swamp Fox. It lies entirely within the Middle Atlantic coastal forests ...
near its northernmost point.
U.S. Route 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major U.S. Highway in the Central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows a north ...
runs through the center of the town, leading north to Kingstree and south to Moncks Corner, the Berkeley County seat.
South Carolina Highway 45 South Carolina Highway 45 (SC 45) is a primary State highway (US), state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It serves as the main thoroughfare in northern Berkeley County, South Carolina, Berkeley County. Route description ...
crosses US 52 in the town center and leads west to Eutawville and southeast to McClellanville near the Atlantic Ocean. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,571 people, 648 households, and 397 families residing in the town.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,776 people, 640 households, and 453 families residing in the town. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 708 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 58.22%
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, 39.92%
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, 0.17% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06%
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, 0.90% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population. There were 640 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,804, and the median income for a family was $25,750. Males had a median income of $30,461 versus $17,784 for females. The
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for the town was $11,258. About 34.6% of families and 38.9% of the population were below the
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, including 55.7% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.


Education

St. Stephen has a
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, a branch of the Berkeley County Library System.


References


External links


St. Stephen Visitor Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Stephen, South Carolina Towns in Berkeley County, South Carolina Towns in South Carolina Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1754 1754 establishments in South Carolina