Florence County, South Carolina

Florence is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was recorded to be 125,761; in 2005, the estimated that its population had reached 131,097. Its is. The county's population is about 60% urban and it comprises part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area (along with ). The county was formed from a section of the old Marion District in the mid-nineteenth century.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,082 (804 ). 2,072 km² (800 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.49%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 125,761 people, 47,147 households, and 33,804 families residing in the county. The was 61/km² (157/sq mi). There were 51,836 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (65/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 58.65%, 39.34% or , 0.22% , 0.70% , 0.02% , 0.39% from , and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 47,147 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.70% were living together, 18.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,144, and the median income for a family was $41,274. Males had a median income of $32,065 versus $21,906 for females. The for the county was $17,876. About 13.50% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.

In census 2000, the population of Florence County was classified as 58% urban and 42% rural, containing the two urban areas of Florence (2000 pop. 67,314) and Lake City (8,728). Along with Darlington County, it comprises part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.