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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Ehrhardt, South Carolina |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = File:Ehrhardt, SC - 49741322216.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = SCMap-doton-Ehrhardt.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Ehrhardt, South Carolina |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[South Carolina]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bamberg County, South Carolina|Bamberg]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = Mayor-Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = William Stanley |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Chartered (town) |established_date = 1898 <!-- Area --> |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_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 8.06 |area_land_km2 = 8.06 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.11 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.11 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> |population_total = 457 |population_density_km2 = 56.71 |population_density_sq_mi = 146.85 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 141 |coordinates = {{coord|33|5|45|N|81|0|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 29081 |area_code = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 45-23200<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 = 1222249<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1222249}}</ref> |website = {{URL|ehrhardtsc.com}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Ehrhardt''' is a town in [[Bamberg County, South Carolina|Bamberg County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the town population was 545.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4523200| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202941/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4523200| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ehrhardt town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref> ==History== Ehrhardt was named for Conrad Ehrhardt (1832-1908), a German emigrant to South Carolina and successful saw mill operator, who was also the progenitor of a prominent local family of that name.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n114 115]}}</ref> The [[Copeland House (Ehrhardt, South Carolina)|Copeland House]] and [[Rivers Bridge State Park]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography== Ehrhardt is located in southern Bamberg County at {{coord|33|5|45|N|81|0|48|W|type:city}} (33.095899, -81.013226).<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 601]] runs through the town, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Bamberg, South Carolina|Bamberg]], the county seat, and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Hampton, South Carolina|Hampton]]. [[South Carolina Highway 64]] crosses US 601 in Ehrhardt, leading southeast {{convert|26|mi|0}} to [[Walterboro, South Carolina|Walterboro]] and northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Barnwell, South Carolina|Barnwell]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ehrhardt has a total area of {{convert|8.1|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 215 |1910= 315 |1920= 495 |1930= 432 |1940= 407 |1950= 510 |1960= 482 |1970= 478 |1980= 353 |1990= 442 |2000= 614 |2010= 545 |2020= 457 |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> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Ehrhardt town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Ehrhardt town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4523200&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ehrhardt town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4523200&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ehrhardt town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4523200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |242 |255 |style='background: #ffffe6; |236 |39.41% |46.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |51.64% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |348 |269 |style='background: #ffffe6; |191 |56.68% |49.36% |style='background: #ffffe6; |41.79% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |0 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.37% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |0 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |6 |0.00% |0.73% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.31% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |7 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |11 |1.14% |0.73% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.41% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |17 |11 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13 |2.77% |2.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.84% |- |'''Total''' |'''614''' |'''545''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''457''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 614 people, 253 households, and 154 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|193.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|99.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 40.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 56.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.77% of the population. There were 253 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.15. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $22,813, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,874. About 17.0% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Since 2022<!--Previous August from January 29, 2023 would be August 2022--> it is a part of the [[Bamberg County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleaton|first=Dionne|url=https://thetandd.com/special-section/progress/progress-august-2022-bamberg-county-brings-school-districts-together/article_a3f86f3f-e8a4-54d6-a188-4fbebc12cbfb.html|title=PROGRESS/AUGUST 2022: Bamberg County brings school districts together|newspaper=[[The Times and Democrat]]|date=2023-01-29|access-date=2024-05-31}}</ref> Prior to 2022, it was in the [[Bamberg School District One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45009_bamberg/DC20SD_C45009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bamberg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-05-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45009_bamberg/DC20SD_C45009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The public high school is [[Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School]]. Bamberg 1 formerly operated Ehrhardt Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bamberg1.net/OurSchools.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031216063253/http://www.bamberg1.net/OurSchools.htm|title=Our Schools|publisher=Bamberg School District One|archive-date=2003-12-16|access-date=2024-05-31}}</ref> In 2008 the Bamberg 1 district sought to close Ehrhardt Elementary. Area residents considered filing a lawsuit and attempting to convert the school into a charter school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetandd.com/article_7e78446f-706e-50c9-88c7-006ab7f75548.html|title=Consolidation, charter school designation, lawsuit seen as options to closing school|newspaper=[[The Times and Democrat]]|date=2008-05-21|access-date=2024-05-31}}</ref> The former elementary school became the town hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ehrhardtsc.com/links/contactus.html|title=Contact Us|publisher=Town of Ehrhardt|access-date=2024-05-31|quote=We are located in the old Ehrhardt Elementary School.[...]Town of Ehrhardt • 13704 Broxton Bridge Rd. • Ehrhardt SC 29081}}</ref> ==Schützenfest== The [[Schützenfest]] commemorates the town's rich German heritage and their German founder, Conrad Ehrhardt, an immigrant from Weiterode, [[Kurhessen]], Germany. The festival is held annually. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://ehrhardtsc.com Town of Ehrhardt] *[http://www.bambergcountychamber.org/localgov/ehrhardt.html Information on the Town of Ehrhardt from the Bamberg County Chamber of Commerce] {{Bamberg County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Bamberg County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
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