Editing Goose Creek, South Carolina

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Goose Creek
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Small Town Vibe. Big Time Recreation."
| image_skyline      = St. James Goose Creek Parish Church, Goose Creek, South Carolina.jpg
| image_caption      = [[St. James Church (Goose Creek, South Carolina)|St. James' Church]]
| image_seal         = Goose Creek, SC City Seal.png
| image_map          = SCMap-doton-GooseCreek.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in South Carolina
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[South Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Gregory Habib
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1961

<!-- Area -->| total_type         = Total
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 110.95
| area_land_km2      = 109.67
| area_water_km2     = 1.28
| area_total_sq_mi   = 42.84
| area_land_sq_mi    = 42.35
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.49
| area_water_percent = 1.14

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 45946
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_est     = 49249
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_density_km2 = 418.93
| population_density_sq_mi = 1085.01

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 14
| elevation_ft       = 46
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|0|N|80|2|W|region:US-SC|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 29445
| area_code          = [[Area codes 843 and 854|843, 854]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 45-29815<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1231332<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|cityofgoosecreek.com}}
| named_for          = A creek resembling a goose<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discoversouthcarolina.com/|title=Darius Rucker's Favorite South Carolina Adventures|publisher=discoversouthcarolina.com|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
| image_flag         = Goose Creek, SC City Flag.gif
}}

'''Goose Creek''' is the most populous city in [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]]. The population was 45,946 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of municipalities in South Carolina|7th-most populous]] city in the state.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Most of the [[Naval Weapons Station Charleston]] is in Goose Creek. As defined by the [[Office of Management and Budget|U.S. Office of Management and Budget]], and used only by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] and other federal agencies for statistical purposes, Goose Creek is included within the [[Charleston metropolitan area, South Carolina|Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Although the city of Goose Creek was established in 1961,<ref>[http://www.cityofgoosecreek.com/?catID=15195 About Goose Creek], City of Goose Creek.</ref> its history dates back many centuries. In the 1670s the [[Etiwan tribe|Etiwan]] moved to the area to escape the [[Westo]], seeking protection among the plantations of early colonists who were often referred to as the "Goose Creek men", mostly settled a few miles north of Charleston near a stream called Goose Creek, a tributary of the Cooper River. The Goose Creek men became leaders of the early Indian trade, and by the 1690s many held important offices in the colonial government. At first the Goose Creek men dealt mainly in [[Slavery among Native Americans in the United States|Indian slaves]], while later the [[deerskin trade]] dominated. Several colonial governors were Goose Creek men, such as [[James Moore Sr.|James Moore]] and [[Robert Daniell]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Oatis |first= Steven J. |title= A colonial complex: South Carolina's frontiers in the era of the Yamasee War, 1680–1730 |year= 2004 |publisher= University of Nebraska Press |isbn= 0-8032-3575-5}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofgoosecreek.com/?id=75668&action=detail&catID=15201&parentID=15195 Overview of the History of Goose Creek], City of Goose Creek.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | volume = 29 | pages = 1–25, 71–96, 167–92, 265–79 | last = Smith | first = Henry A. M. | title = Goose Creek | journal = The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine | year = 1928 | issn = 0148-7825}}</ref> Other prominent men included brothers Daniel and [[Pierre Bacot]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of the First Families of America|last=Virkus|first=Frederick Adams|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|year=1942|volume=VII|location=Baltimore Maryland}}</ref>

The [[Otranto Plantation Indigo Vats]] and [[St. James Church (Goose Creek, South Carolina)|St. James Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=10|id=Q1537768|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Goose Creek}}
Goose Creek is located in southern Berkeley County at {{coord|33|0|N|80|2|W|type:city}} (32.9955, -80.0289).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by the [[Cooper River (South Carolina)|Cooper River]] and the Back River, to the southeast by an outer portion of the city of [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], to the southwest by the city of [[Hanahan, South Carolina|Hanahan]] and (farther to the west) the city of [[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]] in [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston County]], and to the west by the unincorporated community of [[Ladson, South Carolina|Ladson]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|42.84|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|42.35|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.49|sqmi}} (1.14%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 3825
|1980= 17811
|1990= 24692
|2000= 29208
|2010= 35938
|2020= 45946
|estyear=2023
|estimate=49249
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/goosecreekcitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Goose Creek city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|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=June 4, 2015}}</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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Goose Creek racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4529815&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|26,795
|58.32%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,850
|21.44%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|176
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1,585
|3.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|59
|0.13%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|3,132
|6.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,349
|9.47%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 45,946 people, 13,924 households, and 10,341 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 35,938 people, 8,947 households, and 7,443 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|921.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,482 housing units at an average density of {{convert|299.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.05% of the population.

There were 8,947 households, out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the distribution of the population by age was 29.6% under the age of 18, 18.2% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,919, and the median income for a family was $47,937. Males had a median income of $31,965 versus $23,754 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,905. About 5.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.3% of those 65 and older.

==Armed forces==
Portions of the [[Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area|Charleston metropolitan area]] (Charleston, North Charleston, Goose Creek, and [[Hanahan, South Carolina|Hanahan]]) are home to branches of the United States military. During the Cold War, the Naval Base (1902–1996) became the third largest U.S. homeport serving over 80 ships and submarines. In addition, the [[Charleston Naval Shipyard]] repaired frigates, destroyers, cruisers, sub tenders, and submarines. The shipyard was also equipped for the refueling of nuclear subs.

During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear [[ballistic missile submarine]]s. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a sub tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, [[Submarine Squadron 4]], and a sub tender were homeported at the Naval Base. At the 1996 closure of the Station's Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic (POMFLANT), over 2,500 nuclear warheads and their [[UGM-27 Polaris]], [[UGM-73 Poseidon]], and [[UGM-96 Trident I]] delivery missiles ([[SLBM]]) were stored and maintained, guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps security force company.

In 2010, the Air Force base (3,877 acres) and Naval Weapons Station (>17,000 acres) merged to form [[Joint Base Charleston]]. Today, Joint Base Charleston, encompassing over {{convert|20877|acre}} and supporting 53 military commands and federal agencies, provides service to over 79,000 airmen, sailors, soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians, dependents, and retirees.

===Navy===
* Naval Weapons Station, [[Joint Base Charleston]] (>{{convert|17000|acre}}, {{convert|27|sqmi}}), Goose Creek, and Hanahan
* [[Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic]] ([[NAVWAR]]) 
* [[Naval Nuclear Power Training Command]]
* [[Nuclear Power School]]
* Nuclear Power Training Unit
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|Daniel Webster|SSBN-626}}
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|Sam Rayburn|SSBN-635}}
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|La Jolla|SSN-701}}, 2015 delivery
* Moored Training Nuclear Submarine, {{USS|San Francisco|SSN-711}}, After 2015 delivery
* [[Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston]], East Coast
* Mobile Mine Assembly Unit Eleven (MOMAU-11)
* Naval Operations Support Center Charleston
*Navy Reserve Center
* Navy Munitions Command CONUS, Detachment Charleston
* Explosive Ordnance Detachment
* [[Naval Health Clinic Charleston]]
* Navy Dental Clinic

===Marines===
* Marine Corps Reserve Center, Naval Weapons Station

===Army===
* [[South Carolina Army National Guard]]
* Army Reserve Training Center
* 841st Army Transportation Battalion
* 1182nd Army Deployment & Distribution Support Battalion
* 1189th Army Transportation Brigade, Reserve Support Command
* Army Strategic Logistics Activity

<gallery class="center">
File:Joint_Base_Charleston_-_Emblem.png|Joint Base Charleston
File:USMC logo.svg|United States Marine Corps
File:SPAWAR_logo.gif|SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic
File:437th Airlift Wing.png|The 437 Airlift Wing
File:315th Airlift Wing.png|The 315 Airlift Wing
File:1st Combat Camera Squadron.png|The 1st Combat Camera Squadron
File:412th Flight Test Squadron.jpg|The 412 Flight Test Squadron
File:United States Army Corps of Engineers logo.svg|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
</gallery>

==Police force==
The Goose Creek Police Department is housed at the Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center, along with the City Hall and Municipal Court, and is an active department within the community of Goose Creek. The Goose Creek Police Department is a [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies|CALEA]] accredited agency and works to maintain a good relationship with the citizens using the [[community policing]] method.<ref name=CBSraid>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-raid-at-sc-high-school/ | work=CBS News | title=Drug Raid At S.C. High School | date=7 November 2003}}</ref>

==Education==
There are three high schools that serve the Goose Creek area. [[Goose Creek High School]] and [[Stratford High School (Goose Creek, South Carolina)|Stratford High School]] serve students inside Goose Creek, while [[Cane Bay High School]] is located outside Goose Creek city limits and serves students from both in and out of Goose Creek's city limits. Goose Creek High School is the home of the Berkeley County School of the Arts (BCA) Program.

Goose Creek has a [[public library]], a branch of the Berkeley County Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Madelyn Cline]], actress
* [[Sean McPherson]], South Dakota state legislator
* [[Brandon Shell]], [[offensive lineman]], [[New York Jets]] and [[Seattle Seahawks]]
* [[Justin Smoak]], [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Matt Wieters]], Major League Baseball player
*[[Joseph Young (conductor)|Joseph Young]], orchestra conductor
*[[OsamaSon]], [[underground rap]]per
*

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in South Carolina]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{osmrelation|194120}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cityofgoosecreek.com}}

{{Portal bar|North America|United States|South Carolina|Cities}}
{{Berkeley County, South Carolina}}
{{Charleston County, South Carolina}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Goose Creek, South Carolina| ]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1961]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Berkeley County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Charleston County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area]]