Editing Elko, South Carolina

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'''Elko''' is a town in [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4523335| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203054/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4523335| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elko town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> the population was 193.

==Geography==
Elko is located in northern Barnwell County at {{coord|33|22|50|N|81|22|46|W|type:city}} (33.380563, -81.379321).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 78]] passes through the center of the town, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Blackville, South Carolina|Blackville]] and west {{convert|2|mi|0}} to [[Williston, South Carolina|Williston]]. [[South Carolina Highway 37]] crosses US 78 at the center of Elko, leading south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Barnwell, South Carolina|Barnwell]], the county seat, and northeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Springfield, South Carolina|Springfield]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Elko has a total area of {{convert|2.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 149
|1890= 100
|1900= 208
|1910= 114
|1920= 188
|1930= 210
|1940= 206
|1950= 142
|1960= 194
|1970= 202
|1980= 329
|1990= 214
|2000= 212
|2010= 193
|2020= 140
|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|access-date=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=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Elko 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 – Elko town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4523335&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) – Elko town, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4523335&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) – Elko town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4523335&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|88
|78
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|41.51%
|40.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.57%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|124
|113
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|58.49%
|58.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.14%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[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; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.86%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.00%
|0.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''212'''
|'''193'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''140'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000===
According to the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 212 people, 92 households, and 65 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|183.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 41.51% White and 58.49% African American.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 92 households 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.1% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.73.

The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median household income was $23,571 and the median family income  was $37,500. Males had a median income of $35,536 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,973. About 19.0% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 51.5% of those sixty five or over.

==References==
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{{Barnwell County, South Carolina}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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