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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Olar, South Carolina |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Town Hall in Olar, SC, US.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Town Hall |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = SCMap-doton-Olar.PNG |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Olar, 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 = |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 = 2.03 |area_land_km2 = 2.03 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.79 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.79 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> |population_total = 215 |population_density_km2 = 105.70 |population_density_sq_mi = 273.89 <!-- 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 = 203 |coordinates = {{coord|33|10|49|N|81|11|3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 29843 |area_code = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 45-52585<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 = 1249948<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1249948}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} [[File: Olar_SC.jpg|right|thumb|Buildings in Olar]] '''Olar''' is a town in [[Bamberg County, South Carolina|Bamberg County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 257 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_DP/G001/1600000US4552585| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200512/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4552585| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Olar town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref> ==History== The [[Mizpah Methodist Church]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography== Olar is located in western Bamberg County at {{coord|33|10|49|N|81|11|3|W|type:city}} (33.180266, -81.184248).<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 town, leading north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Denmark, South Carolina|Denmark]] and south {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Fairfax, South Carolina|Fairfax]]. [[South Carolina Highway 64]] crosses US 321 in the center of town, leading southeast {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Ehrhardt, South Carolina|Ehrhardt]] and northwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Barnwell, South Carolina|Barnwell]]. [[Image:OlarWelcomeSign.JPG|thumb|right|Sign welcoming visitors to Olar]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Olar has a total area of {{convert|2.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 196 |1910= 350 |1920= 500 |1930= 540 |1940= 528 |1950= 414 |1960= 467 |1970= 423 |1980= 381 |1990= 391 |2000= 237 |2010= 257 |2020= 215 |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> }} The [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 237 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|301.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|193.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 52.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 46.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 111 households, out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 12.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $11,771 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,113. About 7.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those 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 Two]].<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 [[Denmark-Olar High School]].<!--Based on its prior zoning in SD 2--> ==Notable people== <!--- Please list in alphabetical order ---> * [[Dave Dickerson]]{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} - Basketball coach ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commonscat}} *[http://www.bambergcountychamber.org/localgov/olar.html Information about Olar from the Bamberg County Chamber] {{Bamberg County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Bamberg County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
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