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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Lowrys, South Carolina |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = SCMap-doton-Lowrys.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Lowrys, 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 = [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- 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 = 8.19 |area_land_km2 = 8.19 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 3.16 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.16 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> |population_total = 184 |population_density_km2 = 22.48 |population_density_sq_mi = 58.21 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3"/> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 725 |coordinates = {{coord|34|48|20|N|81|14|26|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 29706<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/29706|title=Lowrys SC ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> |area_code = [[Area code 803|803]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 45-42865<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 = 1246482<ref name="GR3">{{gnis|1246482}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.townoflowrys.org/}} |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Lowrys''' is a small rural town in [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 200 at 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_SF1/G001/1600000US4542865| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lowrys town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 1, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4542865| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> ==History== The [[People's Free Library of South Carolina]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography and climate== Lowrys is located near the northern border of Chester County at {{coord|34|48|20|N|81|14|26|W|type:city}} (34.805501, -81.240463).<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 321]] passes through the western side of the town, leading north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[York, South Carolina|York]] and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Chester, South Carolina|Chester]]. [[South Carolina Highway 909]] (Old York Road) passes through the center of Lowrys and leads southeast {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Chester Catawba Regional Airport]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|8.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 343 |1920= 194 |1930= 208 |1940= 315 |1950= 368 |1960= 298 |1970= 260 |1980= 225 |1990= 200 |2000= 207 |2010= 200 |2020= 184 |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 2020, there were 259 people, 90households, and 70 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|65.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 67.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 76 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $46,667 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,652. About 3.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.8% of those 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Chester County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Chester County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
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