Olar is a town in Bamberg County,

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, United States. The population was 257 at the 2010 census.

History

The Mizpah Methodist Church was listed on the

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in 2000.

Geography

Olar is located in western Bamberg County at (33.180266, -81.184248). U.S. Route 321 passes through the town, leading north to

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and south to Fairfax.

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crosses US 321 in the center of town, leading southeast to Ehrhardt and northwest to Barnwell. According to the

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, Olar has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

The

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of 2000, there were 237 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 152 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 52.74%

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, 46.41%

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, 0.42% Native American and 0.42% Asian.

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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

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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

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for the town was $17,113. About 7.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those 65 or over.

Education

Since 2022 it is a part of the Bamberg County School District. Prior to 2022, it was in the Bamberg School District Two.
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/ref> The public high school is Denmark-Olar High School.

Notable people

* Dave Dickerson - Basketball coach

References

External links

Information about Olar from the Bamberg County Chamber
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