Editing Cokesbury, South Carolina

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'''Cokesbury''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Greenwood County, South Carolina|Greenwood County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 215 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4515625| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 16, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 279 in 2000.

==History==
The name "Cokesbury" is a combination of the names of two prominent bishops of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], [[Thomas Coke (bishop)|Thomas Coke]] and [[Francis Asbury]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA87 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=87}}</ref>

The historic village of Cokesbury and the building that housed the [[Masonic Female College and Cokesbury Conference School]] are listed together on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as an [[historic district (United States)|historic district]].<ref name=Archives>[http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenwood/S10817724002/index.htm Old Cokesbury and Masonic Female College and Conference School, Greenwood County], South Carolina Department of Archives and History, accessed September 9, 2010</ref><ref name=nom>[http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenwood/S10817724002/S10817724002.pdf Old Cokesbury, and Masonic Female College and Conference School]</ref>

==Geography==
Cokesbury is located in northern Greenwood County at {{coord|34|17|17|N|82|12|28|W|type:city}} (34.287984, -82.207892).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|7|mi|0}} north of [[Greenwood, South Carolina|Greenwood]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cokesbury CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.5|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 878
|2000= 279
|2010= 215
|2020= 212
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4515625&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4515625&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4515625&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|70
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|25.09%
|24.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|203
|161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |116
|72.76%
|74.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|1.08%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.94%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|1.08%
|0.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.30%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''279'''
|'''215'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''212'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 279 people, 105 households, and 78 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|444.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 111 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 72.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.08% from two or more races.

There were 105 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,908, and the median income for a family was $31,447. Males had a median income of $16,927 versus $30,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,592. About 7.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 51.7% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Greenwood School District 50]]<!--UNI 02340-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45047_greenwood/DC20SD_C45047.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Greenwood County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-03-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45047_greenwood/DC20SD_C45047_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The zoned schools are: [[Hodges, South Carolina|Hodges]] Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwoodsc.gov/greenwoodnj/?MapTheme=Schools%20-%20Elementary|title=Elementary School Zoning|publisher=Greenwood County|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Northside Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwoodsc.gov/greenwoodnj/?MapTheme=Schools%20-%20Middle|title=Middle School Zoning|publisher=Greenwood County|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> and [[Greenwood High School (South Carolina)|Greenwood High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwoodsc.gov/greenwoodnj/?MapTheme=Schools%20-%20High|title=High School Zoning|publisher=Greenwood County|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>

==Notable People==
*[[William Washington Vance]], Louisiana politician born in Cokesbury in 1849
[[John Gary Evans]] - 85th Governor of South Carolina

==References==
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{{Greenwood County, South Carolina}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Greenwood County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in South Carolina]]