Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in
Aiken County,
South Carolina and is part of the
CSRA. The population was 25,337 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of
Aiken County, is the site of a campus of the
University of South Carolina, and is the home of pro wrestler
Paul Wight. Aiken was recognized with the All America City Award in 1997 by the National Civic League.
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Location of Aiken, South Carolina |
Aiken is located at (33.549397, -81.720689).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.9
km² (16.2
mi²). 41.9 km² (16.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.06% is water.
Population in
1890, 2,362; in
1900, 3,414; in
1910, 3,911; in
1940, 6,168. As of the
census of 2000, there were 25,337 people, 10,287 households, and 6,758 families residing in the city. The
population density was 604.6/km² (1,566.3/mi²). There were 11,373 housing units at an average density of 271.4/km² (703.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.63%
White, 30.30%
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 1.28%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.44% from
other races, and 1.09% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 10,287 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were
married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,172, and the median income for a family was $56,033. Males had a median income of $50,577 versus $26,328 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $23,172. About 10.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Dwight Filley Davis,
1879 -
1945, an American
tennis player and
politician who is best remembered as the founder of the
Davis Cup international tennis competition, had a summer home in Aiken.
In the spring of 1931, the Nation's attention was rivoted on Aiken when
Nicholas Longworth,
Republican Speaker of the House came down unexpectantly with pneumnonia and died there on
April 9,
1931. He had been visiting the Davises all long-time Republicans and poker-playing friends who had a winter home in town. Nick was married to US President
Theodore Roosevelt's daughter,
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, who rushed to his side from
Cincinnati, Ohio in time for his death.
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Aiken Tennis Club*
Whitehall*
The official website of the City of Aiken*
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce*
Aiken South Carolina Explorer*
University of South Carolina Aiken*
Aiken High School*
Aiken Preparatory School
