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Sullivan's Island is a barrier island in Charleston County, South Carolina, at the
entrance to Charleston Harbor. The population was 1,911
at the 2000 census. It is also the site of a major battle of the American
Revolution at Fort Sullivan (Now Fort Moultrie) on June 28, 1776. As
defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Sullivans Island is included within the
Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area and the larger Charleston-North
Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sullivan's Island is located at 32°45′48″N, 79°50′16″W (32.763456,
-79.837911)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
town has a total area of 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²). 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²) of it
is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (27.11%) is water.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were
1,911 people, 797 households, and 483 families residing in the town. The population
density was 303.6/km² (787.2/mi²). There were 1,045 housing units at an
average density of 166.0/km² (430.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was
98.74% White, 0.63% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and
0.42% from race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 797 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 50.9% were married
couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 39.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of
individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18,
5.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were
65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females
there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7
males.
The median income for a household in the town was $72,955, and the median
income for a family was $96,455. Males had a median income of $58,571 versus
$41,029 for females. The per capita income for the town was $49,427.
About 1.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2%
of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.
The island was known as O'Sullivan's Island from an early date, because of
the Irishman, Captain Florence O'Sullivan, who was stationed as a lighthouse
keeper in the late seventeenth century. The island was completely denuded in
order to distinguish the approach to Charleston Harbor.
Sullivan's Island was at first the main Entrance for app. 40% (4-8 Million
Pers.) of the Slave traded Blacks to the British Colonies using the Middle Passage. [1]
On 28 June 1776, a makeshift log fort was held by colonial forces
against a sustained siege and bombardment by British forces under Lord
Cornwallis attempting to enter the harbor to besiege and conquer the City of
Charleston. The palmetto logs used in the construction proved to be remarkably
spongy and absorbed the cannon balls. The Battle of Fort Moultrie was
commemorated by the addition of a white palmetto tree to the blue and white
crescent moon flag of South Carolina. The victory is still celebrated every June
28, known as Carolina day.
The history of the island has been dominated by the extensive coastal
defenseworks known as Fort
Moultrie, which served as the base of command for the defenses of the City
of Charleston until it was closed in the late 1940s.
Edgar Allan Poe
was stationed at Fort Moultrie from 1827 to
1828. The island was the setting of his
short story The Gold
Bug. The town library, situated in a refurbished military battery, is
named after the poet. Several streets on the island bear the names of his works
as well, including "Raven" and "Gold Bug" Drives.
Other literary connections to the island include the novel 'Sullivan's
Island' by Dorothea Benton Frank and inclusions in the novel 'Beach Music' and
the semi-autobiographical memior 'The Boo,' both by novelist Pat Conroy.
For most of its history, the town on the island was known as Moultrieville,
on the south-west half of the island. Another community on the north-east
portion, Atlanticville, was established and later merged to form the Town of
Sullivan's Island.
The new Charleston
Light was built in 1962. The
140-foot-tall triangular building boasts an elevator instead of the typical
spiral staircase.
In May 2006, the Town of Sullivan's Island became the first municipality in
South Carolina to ban smoking in all public places. The ordinance passed 4-2 and
the ban went into effect in June.
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Population (year 2000): 1,911, Est. population in July 2004: 1,894 (-0.9%
change)
Males: 959 (50.2%), Females: 952 (49.8%)
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Zip code: 29482
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income:
$72,955 (year 2000)
Median house value: $603,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sullivan's
Island:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (24.6%), Irish (14.4%), German (13.9%), United
States (9.7%), Scottish (8.9%), Scotch-Irish
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For population 25
years and over in Sullivan's Island
- High school or higher: 96.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 29.8%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Sullivan's Island town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +298
(+18.5%). |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, SC (10.3 miles , pop.
96,650).Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (182.2 miles, pop.
540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (595.2 miles, pop.
1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Mount
Pleasant, SC (4.2 miles), Isle of
Palms, SC (5.5 miles), Folly Beach,
SC (9.7 miles), Charleston, SC (10.3 miles ),
North Charleston, SC (14.9
miles ), Hanahan, SC (15.2 miles ), Awendaw, SC (20.4 miles ), Goose Creek, SC (20.7 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $240,800
- 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $246,500
- 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $306,600
- 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $325,700
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $294,000
- 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $534,800
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $540,100
- 2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $641,400
- 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $661,200
Hospitals/medical centers near Sullivan's Island:
- EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC)
- CHARLESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
- ROPER HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sullivan's Island:
- CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 16 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; ID: CHS)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 65 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 70 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sullivan's Island:
- EAST COOPER (about 10 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; ID: 8S5)
- CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE (about 13 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; ID: JZI)
- BERKELEY COUNTY (about 32 miles; MONCKS CORNER, SC; ID: 50J)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,701)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,162)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,191)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment:
5,925)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT
enrollment: 3,971)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment:
4,067)
Sullivan's Island compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above
state average.
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