Southern Shops is a

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(CDP) in

Spartanburg County Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanbu ...

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, United States. The population was 3,663 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Southern Shops is located at (34.989699, -81.987468). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,663 people, 949 households, and 663 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,707 people, 1,164 households, and 735 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.28%

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, 14.76%

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, 0.81% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 12.73% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 25.09% of the population. There were 1,164 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were

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living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.30. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,268, and the median income for a family was $31,290. Males had a median income of $19,513 versus $17,991 for females. The

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for the CDP was $12,268. About 20.6% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the

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, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Southern Shops is in

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, while a portion is in Spartanburg County School District 2. The

Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The college serves the citizens of Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties in Upstate South Carolina. History Spartanburg Community College w ...

Spartanburg (Giles) Campus (main campus) is in Southern Shops.

References

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