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Fort Mill, SC vs Southport, NC

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- Southport is 0% more densely populated than Fort Mill.
- People are 9.0% more likely to be married in Southport.
- The Median Age is 26.8 years older in Southport.
 Fort Mill, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,842329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.238.4
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 Population - 201011,671  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,351285,036,114
 Population - 19904,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock73.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now405.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock971.993.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Mill, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock30.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Mill, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 White76.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.2%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Mill, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Married Population59.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households8,173  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children49.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,508  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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