Fort Mill, South Carolina
Fort Mill is a town in
York County,
South Carolina, and a
suburb of the city of
Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was 7,587, per the 2000 census. The greater Fort Mill area is the home of several nationally notable businesses, including
HSBC,
Jim Bakker's defunct
Heritage USA, part of
Carowinds theme park,
Muzak, and
Springs Industries. It is also home to
Knights Stadium, the home of the AAA
Charlotte Knights since 1990. The town also serves as the headquarters of
Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. The town of Fort Mill was also the site of the last Confederate Cabinet meeting.
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Location of Fort Mill, South Carolina |
Fort Mill is located at (35.005747, -80.947020).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.0
km² (4.6
mi²). 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.30%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,587 people, 2,914 households, and 2,141 families residing in the town. The
population density was 642.4/km² (1,662.7/mi²). There were 3,063 housing units at an average density of 259.3/km² (671.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.69%
White, 15.99%
African American, 0.20%
Native American, 0.49%
Asian, 0.70% from
other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 2,914 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were
married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,627, and the median income for a family was $56,538. Males had a median income of $42,469 versus $27,253 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $20,519. About 8.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
