Editing St. Stephen, South Carolina

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|official_name            = St. Stephen, South Carolina
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]]

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'''St. Stephen''' is a town in [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,697 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4562755| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200931/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4562755| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. Stephen town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

St. Stephen is included within the [[Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area]].

==History==
The [[Keller Site (St. Stephen, South Carolina)|Keller Site]] and [[St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (St. Stephen, South Carolina)|St. Stephen's Episcopal Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
St. Stephen is located in northern Berkeley County at {{coord|33|24|18|N|79|55|24|W|type:city}} (33.405024, -79.923365),<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> between [[Lake Moultrie]] to the west and the [[Santee River]] to the northeast. The town lies along the western edge of [[Francis Marion National Forest]] near its northernmost point.

[[U.S. Route 52]] runs through the center of the town, leading north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Kingstree, South Carolina|Kingstree]] and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Moncks Corner, South Carolina|Moncks Corner]], the Berkeley County seat. [[South Carolina Highway 45]] crosses US 52 in the town center and leads west {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Eutawville, South Carolina|Eutawville]] and southeast {{convert|40|mi}} to [[McClellanville, South Carolina|McClellanville]] near the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 79
|1890= 230
|1900= 256
|1910= 408
|1920= 312
|1930= 911
|1940= 1185
|1950= 1341
|1960= 1462
|1970= 1506
|1980= 1850
|1990= 1697
|2000= 1776
|2010= 1697
|2020= 1571
|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|accessdate=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=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+St. Stephen racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4562755&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|657
|41.82%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|810
|51.56%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|7
|0.45%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|7
|0.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|71
|4.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|18
|1.15%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,571 people, 648 households, and 397 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,776 people, 640 households, and 453 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|722.9|/sqmi|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=out}}. There were 708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|288.2|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the town was 58.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 39.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.52% of the population.
[[File:StStephenSC Sign.jpg|thumb|left|Sign entering St. Stephen]]

There were 640 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,804, and the median income for a family was $25,750. Males had a median income of $30,461 versus $17,784 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,258. About 34.6% of families and 38.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 55.7% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
St. Stephen 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 | accessdate=June 7, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sstvisitorsc.org/  St. Stephen Visitor Center]

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[[Category:Towns in Berkeley County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1754]]
[[Category:1754 establishments in South Carolina]]