Peak, South Carolina

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Peak, South Carolina
Town
Location of Peak, South Carolina
Location of Peak, South Carolina
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Country United States
State South Carolina
County Newberry
Area
 • Total 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 295 ft (90 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 64
 • Density 226.9/sq mi (87.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 29122
Area code(s) 803
FIPS code 45-55150[1]
GNIS feature ID 1250043[2]

Peak is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 64 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Peak is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (34.237174, -81.325737).[3] It is located along the Broad River, with Parr Reservoir and Monticello Reservoir nearby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 62
1890 143 130.6%
1900 156 9.1%
1910 183 17.3%
1920 160 −12.6%
1930 154 −3.7%
1940 147 −4.5%
1950 134 −8.8%
1960 86 −35.8%
1970 87 1.2%
1980 82 −5.7%
1990 78 −4.9%
2000 61 −21.8%
2010 64 4.9%
Est. 2014 64 [4] 0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 61 people, 28 households, and 16 families residing in the town. The population density was 226.9 people per square mile (87.2/km²). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 133.9 per square mile (51.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.85% White and 31.15% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 28 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 60.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 56.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,033. There were 12.5% of families and 15.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 27.8% of under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

References

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