Pickens Wedding

Pickens is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,012 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pickens CountyGR6.

Pickens is located at 345254N, 824227W (34.881700, -82.707477)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 km (2.5 mi). 6.3 km (2.5 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.81%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,012 people, 1,281 households, and 794 families residing in the town. The population density was 474.7/km (1,227.1/mi). There were 1,438 housing units at an average density of 226.6/km (585.8/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 80.54% White, 16.80% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population.

There were 1,281 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.88.