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Latitude: 33.926942 -- Longitude: -80.363541

Sumter (IPA: /'s?mp.t?/ or /'s?mp.t?/) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter CountyGR6, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 44,013 at the 2000 U.S. Census. It is the principal city of the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It should not be confused with Fort Sumter, which is in Charleston harbor, almost 100 miles away. Sumter was incorporated in 1845 as Sumterville, and the name was shortened to Sumter in 1855. The city is named after General Thomas Sumter, who was known as the "Fighting Gamecock", who commanded troops in the American Revolutionary War and served in the United States Congress. Sumter started as a plantation settlement town, and grew over the years to be more industrialized. Today, industry in Sumter is mostly manufacturing, military, and medical related. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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Sumter (IPA: /'s?mp.t?/ or /'s?mp.t?/) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter CountyGR6, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 44,013 at the 2000 U.S. Census. It is the principal city of the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It should not be confused with Fort Sumter, which is in Charleston harbor, almost 100 miles away. Sumter was incorporated in 1845 as Sumterville, and the name was shortened to Sumter in 1855. The city is named after General Thomas Sumter, who was known as the "Fighting Gamecock", who commanded troops in the American Revolutionary War and served in the United States Congress. Sumter started as a plantation settlement town, and grew over the years to be more industrialized. Today, industry in Sumter is mostly manufacturing, military, and medical related. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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South Carolina 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Sumter	South Carolina	United States
Population	39,643	4,012,012	281,421,906
Median age	31.9	35.4	35.3
Median age for Male	29.6	34	34
Median age for Female	34.1	36.7	36.5
Households	14,564	1,533,854	105,480,101
Household population	37,422	3,876,975	273,643,273
Average household size	2.57	2.53	2.59
Families	10,052	1,072,822	71,787,347
Average family size	3.14	3.02	3.14
Housing units	16,032	1,753,670	115,904,641
Occupied units	14,564	1,533,854	105,480,101
Vacant units	1,468	219,816	10,424,540

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