Editing Aynor, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Aynor, South Carolina
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| nickname = The Little Golden Town<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.townofaynor.net| title=Welcome to Aynor| publisher=Town of Aynor, South Carolina| access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>
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| image_seal = Aynor, SC Town Seal.png
| image_map = SCMap-doton-Aynor.PNG
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location in South Carolina
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_name1 = [[South Carolina]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]]
| government_type = 
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = John Gardner
| established_date = 
| area_total_km2 = 4.67
| area_land_km2 = 4.67
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total = 974
| pop_est_as_of = 
| population_est = 
| population_density_km2 = 208.73
<!--2018 pop. est.-->| timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| elevation_ft = 102
| coordinates = {{coord|33|59|52|N|79|12|9|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.80
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.80
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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| website = {{URL|https://townofaynor.gov/}}
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code = 29511, 29544
| area_codes = [[Area codes 843 and 854|843, 854]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 45-03430<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1220269<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = 540.51
| population_demonym = Aynorite
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'''Aynor''' is a small town in [[Horry County, South Carolina]], United States, south of [[Galivants Ferry, South Carolina|Galivants Ferry]]. The population was 560 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4503430| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Aynor town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 25, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213092738/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4503430| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> and estimated in 2018 to be 934.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> [[Aynor High School]] consistently ranks as one of the best schools in Horry County and South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/south-carolina/districts/horry-01/aynor-high-17649|title=Best High Schools South Carolina|work=U.S. News}}</ref>

==Geography==
Aynor is in northwestern Horry County, along [[U.S. Route 501]], which leads {{convert|15|mi}} southeast to [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]], the [[county seat]], and northwest {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]]. [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] is {{convert|29|mi}} to the southeast of Aynor via US 501.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
Aynor was settled as the Eyknor's Farm in the mid-19th century under Jacob Eyknor.<ref name="History"/> After a railway terminus was added along the railroad from Conway, the town was incorporated in 1913. It elected a mayor and town wardens (now town council members). Gabriel Edwards (1849–1938) was elected the first mayor in 1913 and again in 1923 for a non-consecutive second term. The town developed as a center for production of [[turpentine]], tobacco, and cotton as commodity crops.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.townofaynor.net/#!about-us|title=History of Aynor|publisher=Town of Aynor|access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 275
|1930= 375
|1940= 537
|1950= 551
|1960= 635
|1970= 536
|1980= 643
|1990= 470
|2000= 587
|2010= 560
|2020= 974
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Aynor racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4503430&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|839
|86.14%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|64
|6.57%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|7
|0.72%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|5
|0.51%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|31
|3.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|28
|2.87%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 974 people, 298 households, and 232 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 560 people, 228 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|533.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 257 housing units at an average density of {{convert|233.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 228 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,076. About 13.1% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
The town is run by a [[Mayor-council government]] system. John Gardner is the current mayor of Aynor.

Aynor is also home to the tribal office of the [[Waccamaw]] people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waccamaw.org/updates|title=Updates|date=2018|website=Welcome - Waccamaw Indians|language=en|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2013, PTR Industries<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ptr91.com/ |title=PTR Industries |access-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108021627/http://ptr91.com/ |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> relocated to the ''Cool Springs Business Park''<ref>[http://mbredc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CoolSpringBus.pdf Cool Springs Business Park] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108020354/http://mbredc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CoolSpringBus.pdf |date=January 8, 2014 }}</ref> near Aynor from [[Bristol, Connecticut]] after that state passed restrictive [[gun control]] legislation. The company said that it will hire an additional 30 workers within the first quarter of 2014, with a goal of having 120 employees in 2017.<ref>{{cite news| last =Miller| first =Joshua| title =Locked & loaded: Gun maker finds warmer surroundings in South Carolina after leaving Connecticut| newspaper =Fox News| date =January 7, 2014| url =https://www.foxnews.com/us/locked-loaded-gun-maker-finds-warmer-surroundings-in-south-carolina-after-leaving-connecticut/| access-date = January 7, 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
Public education in Aynor is administered by [[Horry County Schools]]. The district operates [[Aynor High School]], [[Aynor Middle School]], and [[Aynor Elementary School]].

Aynor has a [[public library]], a branch of the Horry County Memorial Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/locations-and-hours | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Greenville County Library System | access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://www.horrycountyschools.net/  Horry County Schools]

{{Horry County}}

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[[Category:Towns in Horry County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]