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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Coward, South Carolina |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = SCMap-doton-Coward.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Coward in South Carolina |incorporated = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |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 = [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence]] |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_date = |area_total_sq_mi = 3.53 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.53 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_total = 748 |population_density_km2 = 81.79 |timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]] |utc_offset = -5 |elevation_ft = 82 |coordinates = {{coord|33|58|32|N|79|44|50|W|region:US-SC|display=inline,title}} |website = {{URL|https://townofcoward.com/}} |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 29530 |area_code = [[Area codes 843 and 854|843, 854]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 45-17215<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1247407<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |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> |area_total_km2 = 9.15 |area_land_km2 = 9.15 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |population_density_sq_mi = 211.84 |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> }} '''Coward''' is a town in [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 752 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4517215| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coward town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 15, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 650 in [[2000 United States Census|2000]]. It is part of the [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]] [[Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==Geography== Coward is in south-central Florence County at {{coord|33.975560|-79.747097|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 52]] runs through the center of town, leading north {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Lake City, South Carolina|Lake City]]. [[South Carolina Highway 541]] leads west from Coward {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Olanta, South Carolina|Olanta]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Coward has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2576|sqm|acre|order=flip}}, or 0.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town is in the watershed of the [[Lynches River]], a tributary of the [[Pee Dee River]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1970= 466 |1980= 428 |1990= 532 |2000= 650 |2010= 752 |2020= 748 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><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> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 650 people, 246 households, and 178 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|189.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 263 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 84.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 246 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,182, and the median income for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $17,039 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,711. About 16.1% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.2% of those under age of 18 and 43.2% of those aged 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://florenceco.org/information/municipalities/town-of-coward Government Information from Florence County] {{Florence County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Florence County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]] [[Category:Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area]]
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