Olar is a town in
Bamberg County,
South Carolina
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, United States. The population was 257 at the 2010 census.
History
The
Mizpah Methodist Church was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2000.
Geography
Olar is located in western Bamberg County at (33.180266, -81.184248).
passes through the town, leading north to
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and south to
Fairfax.
South Carolina Highway 64 crosses US 321 in the center of town, leading southeast to
Ehrhardt and northwest to
Barnwell.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Olar has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
The
census
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of 2000, there were 237 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 301.1 people per square mile (115.8/km
2). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 193.1 per square mile (74.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 52.74%
White
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, 46.41%
African American
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, 0.42%
Native American and 0.42%
Asian.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 111 households, out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were
married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 12.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $11,771 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $17,113. About 7.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those 65 or over.
Notable people
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Dave Dickerson - Basketball coach
References
External links
Information about Olar from the Bamberg County Chamber
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Towns in Bamberg County, South Carolina
Towns in South Carolina