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Clover, South Carolina

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of 2000, there were 4,014 people, 1,517 households, and 1,099 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,433.5 inhabitants per square mile (553.5/km). There were 1,635 housing units at an average density of 583.9 units per square mile (225.4 units/km). The racial makeup of the
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living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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replaced the remnants of the former Kings Mountain line, and the following year the tracks were extended from Yorkville to Gaston County, North Carolina. A water tank for the railway's
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 37,335, and the median income for a family was $ 43,276. Males had a median income of $ 33,945 versus $ 19,840 for females. The
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comprises Clover's Main Street, which runs roughly north and south, and the town square lies at its intersection with state highway 55.
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had operated as far north as Yorkville from Chester, but the tracks were destroyed during the war. In 1873, the
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There were 1,517 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were
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Clover was founded just north of an earlier settlement, New Centre, which had waned during the
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for the town was $ 16,774. About 13.4% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the
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According to lore, the overflow of water from the railway's water tank fertilized a patch of
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occurred approximately eight miles to the west of modern-day Clover, on October 7, 1780.
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was officially chartered and acquired the Kings Mountain rights of way. By 1875, new,
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It later became the home of several cotton mills, many of which operated until after
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clover, South Carolina
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churches, post offices and stores serving the area's numerous cotton farms.
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The village of Clover began as a railway stop in 1876, midway between
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The schools located in the Clover School District include
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was constructed midway between Gastonia and Yorkville.
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It is located in the greater 1405: 491:United States Environmental Protection Agency 8: 1412: 1398: 1390: 1225:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" 922:of any race were 1.94% of the population. 508: 20: 770: 388:Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad 360:Prior to Clover's founding, Bethany and 1347:"South Carolina libraries and archives" 1074: 999:, a branch of the York County Library. 493:(EPA) records, the mine is listed as a 296: 275: 251: 217: 196: 188: 159: 125: 90: 78: 70: 52: 38: 1201:"National Register Information System" 528: 1739:1887 establishments in South Carolina 1143: 1141: 1104: 1102: 1100: 285: 263: 234: 209: 201: 180: 172: 164: 147: 135: 18:Town in South Carolina, United States 7: 1734:Populated places established in 1887 1729:Towns in York County, South Carolina 1206:National Register of Historic Places 977:(named after Clover's Sister City), 914:, and 0.92% from two or more races. 425:National Register of Historic Places 177:4.73 sq mi (12.25 km) 169:4.74 sq mi (12.28 km) 1174:"OMB Bulletin No. 03-04 Attachment" 185:0.01 sq mi (0.03 km) 74:"The town with love in the middle." 1420:Municipalities and communities of 1300:"Census of Population and Housing" 518: 86:Location of Clover, South Carolina 14: 421:Clover Downtown Historic District 47:Clover Downtown Historic District 1083:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 1045: 971:Crowders Creek Elementary School 80: 57: 40: 1369:"Local Recreation - Clover, SC" 1182:Office of Management and Budget 501:and groundwater contamination. 214:1,410.66/sq mi (544.65/km) 1: 1253:. 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Index

Town
Clover Downtown Historic District
Clover Downtown Historic District
Official seal of Clover, South Carolina
Location of Clover, South Carolina
35°6′44″N 81°13′37″W / 35.11222°N 81.22694°W / 35.11222; -81.22694
County
State
South Carolina
County
York
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
803
FIPS code
GNIS
www.cloversc.org
York County, South Carolina
Charlotte metropolitan area
2020
Larne
County Antrim
Civil War
American Revolutionary War
battle of Kings Mountain

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