Gilbert, South Carolina

Gilbert, South Carolina
Town
Location of Gilbert, South Carolina Location of Gilbert, South Carolina
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Lexington
Area
• Total	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	500
• Density	220.7/sq mi (85.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29054
Area code(s)	803
FIPS code	45-29050
GNIS feature ID	1245735

Gilbert is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The David Jefferson Griffith House and Music Hall Evangelical Lutheran Church were listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

Gilbert is located at (33.925492, -81.394531).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (2.58%) is water.

Education

Its high school mascot is the Indian. Gilbert High School has 4 state championships in baseball (1988, 2006, 2008, 2012), 3 in rugby (2007, 2009, 2010), 1 in boys cross country (2004), 2 in girls volleyball (1996, 1997), and 1 in girls track (1986). Also, one person in 2011 won the state wrestling championship.[1]. The town is famous for being the location of the annual Lexington County Peach Festival (http://www.lexingtoncountypeachfestival.com). In 2008, the 50th festival was held. Gilbert has 4 schools: Gilbert Primary School, Gilbert Elementary School, Gilbert Middle School, and Gilbert High School. All schools here are a part of Lexington School District 1.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	141		—
1890	115		−18.4%
1900	178		54.8%
1910	162		−9.0%
1920	226		39.5%
1930	235		4.0%
1940	153		−34.9%
1950	172		12.4%
1960	171		−0.6%
1970	186		8.8%
1980	211		13.4%
1990	324		53.6%
2000	500		54.3%
2010	565		13.0%
Est. 2014	596		5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 500 people, 181 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was 220.7 people per square mile (85.0/km²). There were 195 housing units at an average density of 86.1 per square mile (33.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.60% White, 3.60% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 181 households out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $35,707 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,909. About 8.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Gilbert Athletics
• Gilbert High School
• Lexington One School District
• Lexington County Peach Festival
• Gilbert Bands
• Gilbert Cheerleading