Editing Seven Oaks, South Carolina

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'''Seven Oaks''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]], [[South Carolina]], United States, {{convert|8|mi|0}} northwest of downtown [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], the state capital. The population of the CDP was 15,144 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4565207&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Seven Oaks CDP, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> It is part of the Columbia [[Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Seven Oaks is located in northeastern Lexington County at {{Coord|34|2|57|N|81|8|31|W|type:city}} (34.049200, -81.141948).<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 northwest by the city of [[Irmo, South Carolina|Irmo]], to the southeast by Columbia and [[West Columbia, South Carolina|West Columbia]], and to the northeast by unincorporated [[St. Andrews, South Carolina|St. Andrews]] in neighboring [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]]. The CDP contains the neighborhoods of Challedon, Whitehall, Grenadier, and Woodland Hills.

[[Interstate 26 in South Carolina|I-26]] runs through the northeast side of Seven Oaks, with access from Exit 104 (Piney Grove Road) and Exit 106 (Saint Andrews Road). [[Interstate 20 in South Carolina|I-20]] passes through the southern part of the community, with access from Exit 63 (Bush River Road). I-26 and I-20 intersect at an interchange on the eastern border of the community.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Seven Oaks CDP has a total area of {{convert|20.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|19.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.47%, 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> The [[Saluda River]] forms the southwest border of the CDP.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 14652
|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"
|+Seven Oaks racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4565207&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
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|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,410
|50.57%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,223
|35.65%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|31
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|438
|2.99%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|47
|0.32%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|710
|4.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|793
|5.41%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,652 people, 6,703 households, and 4,174 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 15,755 people, 6,633 households, and 4,324 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,007.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,979 housing units at an average density of {{convert|889.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 73.51% White, 21.50% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.81% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 6,633 households 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.9% of households were one person and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median household income was $47,019 and the median family income  was $58,890. Males had a median income of $37,508 versus $27,940 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,388. About 4.6% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% 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)]]