Easley
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Motto: You can Easily do Better in Easley![1]
Coordinates: 34°49′24″N 82°35′25″W / 34.82333, -82.59028
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Pickens
Established	1874
Incorporated	1901
Government
- Mayor[2]	Chris Christopherson
- Police Chief	Danny Traber
- Fire Chief	Butch Womack
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	29640-29642
Area code(s)	864
FIPS code	45-219852
GNIS feature ID	12475943

Easley is a growing suburb of Greenville in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA. The population was 17,754 at the 2000 census.

Easley has been hosting the ^[3]Big League World Series for several years and will host it again in 2007.

Geography

Easley is located at 34°49′24″N, 82°35′25″W (34.823371, -82.590394)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.6 km² (10.6 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 17,754 people, 7,227 households, and 5,058 families residing in the city. The population density was 644.3/km² (1,668.8/mi²). There were 7,932 housing units at an average density of 287.8/km² (745.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.35% White, 11.81% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.82% of the population.

There were 7,227 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,204, and the median income for a family was $47,867. Males had a median income of $35,399 versus $25,443 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,965. About 8.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

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Coordinates: 34.823371° N 82.590394° W

References

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