Allendale County, South Carolina

Allendale County is a located in the  of. The recorded its population to be 11,211; a 2005 estimate placed the population at 10,917. Its is.

History
Allendale County is the location of the, an  providing possible evidence of a pre- dating back 50,000 years. The site is near a source of on private land in  owned by  Corporation, a   with a plant there. The site, named after John Topper, a local resident who discovered it, has been under excavation by archeologists from the for about one month a year since, after an initial exploratory dig in the mid-.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,069 (413 ). 1,057 km² (408 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (1.06%) is water.

Allendale is primarily an rural county. Its primary products are, s, and. ing is also important, primarily for.

The forms the county's western border with.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,211 people, 3,915 households, and 2,615 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 4,568 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.00% or, 27.37% , 0.12% , 0.09% , 0.06% , 0.85% from , and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,915 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.80% were living together, 25.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,898, and the median income for a family was $27,348. Males had a median income of $25,930 versus $20,318 for females. The for the county was $11,293. About 28.40% of families and 34.50% of the population were below the, including 48.10% of those under age 18 and 26.00% of those age 65 or over.