Duncan, South Carolina Duncan, South Carolina Location of Duncan, South Carolina Location of Duncan, South Carolina State South Carolina Duncan is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Duncan is positioned at 34 56 6 N 82 8 5 W (34.934983, -82.134801). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all of it land.
The town is titled after its founder, Zachary Barnett Duncan.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,870 citizens , 1,125 homeholds, and 811 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 65.68% White, 30.84% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 1.67% from other competitions, and 1.01% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $27,974, and the median income for a family was $28,547.
The per capita income for the town was $13,194.
About 19.1% of families and 20.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
Shortly after the Civil War, Leroy Duncan came to town and began buying land.
During celebrations for the new barns line, Duncan promised townspeople that he would furnish land for town/city streets if they would agree to rename the town after him.
Duncan became the site of an meaningful footnote in Spartanburg County's black history when the Rock Hill Negro School opened in Duncan in 1881.
Within two years of its name change, Duncan boasted a populace of 200, along with a several general stores, saw and flour mills and a cotton gin.
"Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Duncan town, South Carolina".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Government knowledge about the Town of Duncan Municipalities and communities of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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