Darlington County, South Carolina

Darlington County is a located in the  of. In 2005, its population was estimated at 67,346. Its is. The county's population was nearly 60% rural in 2000. It is included within the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,468 (567 ). 1,453 km² (561 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.99%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 67,394 people, 25,793 households, and 18,441 families residing in the county. The was 46/km² (120/sq mi). There were 28,942 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.98%, 41.70% or , 0.19% , 0.21% , 0.01% , 0.39% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,793 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.30% were living together, 18.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,087, and the median income for a family was $37,662. Males had a median income of $30,947 versus $20,998 for females. The for the county was $16,283. About 16.40% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the, including 26.70% of those under age 18 and 22.10% of those age 65 or over.

As of Census 2000, Darlington County was classified as 41% urban and 59% rural. It contains the two urbanized areas of Hartsville (2000 pop. 14,907) and Darlington (12,066). The county's population is included within the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Famous People
, a famous jazz musician, was born in Cheraw.

, a baseball player for the, was born in Darlington.

, a professional football player who plays for the, was born in Hartsville.

Cultural references
Darlington County was the subject of a song of the same name on 's 1984 album, .