Port Royal, South Carolina
Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,950 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Port Royal is located at 32°23′12″N 80°42′18″W / 32.38667°N 80.70500°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (32.386572, -80.705007)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²). 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (24.95%) is water.
Port Royal, SC is the site of the Port Royal Experiment during the Civil War.
Link: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/civilwar/07/portroyal.html
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,950 people, 1,660 households, and 1,010 families residing in the town. The population density was 393.1/km² (1,017.3/mi²). There were 1,792 housing units at an average density of 178.3/km² (461.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.18% White, 29.16% African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.28% of the population.
There were 1,660 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,599, and the median income for a family was $40,867. Males had a median income of $26,942 versus $23,671 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,163. About 7.9% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.