GOOSE CREEK

GOOSE CREEK
Goose Creek, located slightly northwest of Charleston along the Cooper River and sandwiched between the towns of Hanahan and Moncks Corner, ranks among South Carolina's larger cities with a population of 30,000. English settlers first arrived to Goose Creek back in the late 1600s via the island of Barbados, where they accrued vast wealth upon the sale of their Barbadian plantations. Utilizing their fortune, the tansplanted Barbadians followed the Cooper River's currents seeking land worthy of financial investment, and in the process settled current-day Goose Creek.
Although no definitive archives exist explaining the origins of the city's name, historians suspect the winding, meandering curves of the nearby creek with its "gooseneck" bend as the impetus.
Officially incorporated in 1961, the town has witnessed rapid growth in residential relocation, prompting an avalanche of new recreational services and town activities, including sailing, boating, swimming, fishing, golf, tennis, hunting, war reenactments, and camping.
Numerous hotels stand in close proximity to Goose Creek's downtown epicenter, and 20-or-so bars and clubs attract some of the city's more nocturnal patrons. Only ten miles from Summerville and 13 miles from Charleston, Goose Creek residents are uniquely poised to take advantage of the very best both cities offer.
The average home price in Goose Creek is under $150,000, rendering the locale an attractive and affordable option for families on a fixed income or limited budget. With antebellum plantations and several wildlife refuges including Goose Creek State Park along the Pamlico River - Goose Creek takes great pride in not becoming just cookie-cutter town devoid of individuality, but a thriving metropolis that hasn't lost its independent character or deeply-rooted Southern charm
SUBDIVISIONS
LIBERTY HALL LONGLEAF DEVIN FOREST
CROWFIELD LAUREL HILL
Population (year 2000): 29,208. Estimated population in July 2005: 32,516 (+11.3% change)
Males: 15,669 (53.6%), Females: 13,539 (46.4%)
Median resident age: 26.3 years
Median household income: $45,919 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,500 (year 2000)
Races in Goose Creek:
White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
Black (14.2%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
Filipino (1.7%)
Other race (1.6%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Type
1999
2001
2002
2003
2004
Murders
0
1
1
2
0
per 100,000
0.0
3.4
3.4
6.8
0.0
Rapes
14
3
3
18
5
per 100,000
47.9
10.3
10.3
61.6
17.1
Robberies
13
14
22
15
15
per 100,000
44.5
47.9
75.3
51.4
51.4
Assaults
40
34
52
60
51
per 100,000
136.9
116.4
178.0
205.4
174.6
Burglaries
97
145
148
139
97
per 100,000
332.1
496.4
506.7
475.9
332.1
Thefts
396
551
570
547
563
per 100,000
1355.8
1886.5
1951.5
1872.8
1927.6
Auto thefts
31
44
50
44
44
per 100,000
106.1
150.6
171.2
150.6
150.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 327.2)
145.9
167.5
193.0
208.3
169.6
.

LIBERTY HALL	LONGLEAF	DEVIN FOREST
CROWFIELD	LAUREL HILL

Type	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	1	1	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	3.4	3.4	6.8	0.0
Rapes	14	3	3	18	5
per 100,000	47.9	10.3	10.3	61.6	17.1
Robberies	13	14	22	15	15
per 100,000	44.5	47.9	75.3	51.4	51.4
Assaults	40	34	52	60	51
per 100,000	136.9	116.4	178.0	205.4	174.6
Burglaries	97	145	148	139	97
per 100,000	332.1	496.4	506.7	475.9	332.1
Thefts	396	551	570	547	563
per 100,000	1355.8	1886.5	1951.5	1872.8	1927.6
Auto thefts	31	44	50	44	44
per 100,000	106.1	150.6	171.2	150.6	150.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 327.2)	145.9	167.5	193.0	208.3	169.6