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Fort Mill is located at 35°0'21" North, 80°56'49" West (35.005747, -80.947020) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.0 km˛ (4.6 mi˛). 11.8 km˛ (4.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.30% water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 7,587 people, 2,914 households, and 2,141 families residing in the town. The population density is 642.4/km˛ (1,662.7/mi˛). There are 3,063 housing units at an average density of 259.3/km˛ (671.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 81.69% White, 15.99% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 2,914 households out of which 41.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% are married couplesMarriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are living together, 17.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% are non-families. 23.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the average family size is 3.09.
In the town the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 79.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $44,627, and the median income for a family is $56,538. Males have a median income of $42,469 versus $27,253 for females. The per capita incomeThe per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. A ranking of the top 10 countries, according to the 2004 CIA World Factbook (in US dollar) # Luxembourg $55,100 # Norwa for the town is $20,519. 10.1% of the population and 8.1% of families are below the poverty lineThe poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition. The actual monetary value of. Out of the total population, 12.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Though Fort Mill is a small town, it has been the home of several nationally notable business, including Jim BakkerJim Bakker (born January 2, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American televangelist, Assembly of God preacher, and evangelist beset by scandal, and the former host of The PTL Club (PTL being an acronym for 'Praise the Lord' and 'People That Love') with h's defunct Heritage USAHeritage USA is the now closed 2300 acre (9 km˛) Christian theme park built in Fort Mill, South Carolina by PTL Club founders televangelist Jim Bakker & Tammy Faye Bakker. Heritage USA opened in 1978 and by 1986 was one of the top vacation destinations in and MuzakMuzak is a trademark name invented in 1922 by Major General George O. Squier when he patented a system for the transmission and distribution of background music from phonograph records over electrical lines to workplaces. Squiers was intrigued by the made.
Towns in South Carolina York County, South Carolina