Editing Red Bank, South Carolina

{{Short description|Census-designated place in South Carolina, U.S.}}
{{For|the town formerly named Redbank, South Carolina|Saluda, South Carolina}}
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'''Red Bank''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 9,617 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4559110&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Red Bank CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=December 29, 2020}}</ref> up from 8,811 at the 2000 census. It is part of the [[Columbia, South Carolina]] [[Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Red Bank is located just east of the center of Lexington County at {{Coord|33|55|55|N|81|13|49|W|type:city}} (33.932005, -81.230211).<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 bordered to the north by [[Lexington, South Carolina|Lexington]], the [[county seat]], and to the south by the [[White Knoll, South Carolina|White Knoll]] CDP. [[South Carolina Highway 6]] (S. Lake Drive) is the main road through town, leading north {{convert|3.5|mi}} to the center of Lexington and south {{convert|5.5|mi}} to [[Edmund, South Carolina|Edmund]]. Platt Springs Road ([[South Carolina Highway 602]] east of SC-6) forms the border between Red Bank and White Knoll. Highway 602 leads northeast {{convert|11|mi}} to [[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Red Bank CDP has a total area of {{convert|31.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|30.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.85%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_45.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> Red Bank Creek, an east-flowing tributary of [[Congaree Creek]] and part of the [[Congaree River]] watershed, passes just south of the original town center. Crystal Lake and Saxe-Gotha Millpond are two small reservoirs impounding the creek.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 10924
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Red Bank racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4559110&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,956
|72.83%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,512
|13.84%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|44
|0.4%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|72
|0.66%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|646
|5.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|690
|6.32%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,924 people, 4,137 households, and 3,035 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,811 people, 3,281 households, and 2,480 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|740.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,498 housing units at an average density of {{convert|294.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 3,281 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,072, and the median income for a family was $50,838. Males had a median income of $36,347 versus $26,016 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,664. About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

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

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lexington County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)]]