Olar, South Carolina

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Buildings in Olar

Olar is a town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 257 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The Mizpah Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Geography

Olar is located in western Bamberg County at Template:Coord (33.180266, -81.184248).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 321 passes through the town, leading north Template:Convert to Denmark and south Template:Convert to Fairfax. South Carolina Highway 64 crosses US 321 in the center of town, leading southeast Template:Convert to Ehrhardt and northwest Template:Convert to Barnwell.

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Sign welcoming visitors to Olar

According to the United States Census Bureau, Olar has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

Template:US Census population The census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 237 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 152 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 52.74% White, 46.41% African American, 0.42% Native American and 0.42% Asian. Hispanic or 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 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.