Summerton, South Carolina
Encyclopedia
Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, in the United States
. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 1,061 people, 452 households, and 285 families residing in the town. The population density
was 919.3 people per square mile (356.2/km²). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 447.1 per square mile (173.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 39.77% White, 57.21% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 1.41% from other races
, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 452 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were married couples
living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% 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 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 73.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $34,038. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $18,906 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $13,284. About 18.4% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
(Court citation:347 US 483). Briggs was the first filed of the four cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education
, the famous case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1954, officially overturned racial segregation in U.S. public schools.
Despite the outcome of Briggs and Brown, as of 2004 Summerton's schools remain effectively segregated, with nearly all white students now attending the private Clarendon Hall, leaving the public schools almost entirely African-American. As of 2004, 95% of public high school students at Scotts Branch High are black, despite 40% white population in the community. http://www.briggsrevisited.com/education/02sumedu.html http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20040503&s=richard
As of 2004 only 30% of the students at Summerton's Scott Branch High School took the SAT, and their composite scores were among the lowest in the state. http://www.myscschools.com/tracks/testscores/sat/2004/ Approximately 50% of Summerton public school students met standard on the State high school exit exam as of 2003. http://www.myscschools.com/reports/exitexam/2003/ Scott's Branch's 761 SAT average is 228 points below the South Carolina average of 989, while Clarendon Hall, a local private school, had an average of 978 that does not meet the statewide average either, 11 points away. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/72088
United States
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. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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Geography
Summerton is at 33°36′19"N 80°21′8"W (33.605145, -80.352159).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,061 people, 452 households, and 285 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 919.3 people per square mile (356.2/km²). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 447.1 per square mile (173.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 39.77% White, 57.21% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 1.41% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 452 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% 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 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 73.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $34,038. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $18,906 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $13,284. About 18.4% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
History
Summerton is the source of Briggs v. ElliottBriggs v. Elliott
Briggs et al. v. Elliott et al., , commonly Briggs v. Elliott, was the first of the five cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education , the famous case in which the U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned racial segregation in U.S. public schools...
(Court citation:347 US 483). Briggs was the first filed of the four cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
, the famous case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1954, officially overturned racial segregation in U.S. public schools.
Despite the outcome of Briggs and Brown, as of 2004 Summerton's schools remain effectively segregated, with nearly all white students now attending the private Clarendon Hall, leaving the public schools almost entirely African-American. As of 2004, 95% of public high school students at Scotts Branch High are black, despite 40% white population in the community. http://www.briggsrevisited.com/education/02sumedu.html http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20040503&s=richard
As of 2004 only 30% of the students at Summerton's Scott Branch High School took the SAT, and their composite scores were among the lowest in the state. http://www.myscschools.com/tracks/testscores/sat/2004/ Approximately 50% of Summerton public school students met standard on the State high school exit exam as of 2003. http://www.myscschools.com/reports/exitexam/2003/ Scott's Branch's 761 SAT average is 228 points below the South Carolina average of 989, while Clarendon Hall, a local private school, had an average of 978 that does not meet the statewide average either, 11 points away. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/72088