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Elloree, South Carolina
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Motto(s):
"A Small Slice of Southern Living"
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Location of Elloree, South Carolina
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Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Orangeburg |
Incorporated | 1886 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 692 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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641 |
• Density | 632.15/sq mi (243.97/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
29047
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Area code(s) | 803, 839 |
FIPS code | 45-23470 |
GNIS feature ID | 1247661 |
Elloree is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 692 at the 2010 census.
History
Trinity Lutheran Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Geography
Elloree is located at 33°32′N 80°34′W / 33.533°N 80.567°W (33.5321, -80.5718).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 311 | — | |
1900 | 413 | 32.8% | |
1910 | 540 | 30.8% | |
1920 | 925 | 71.3% | |
1930 | 1,098 | 18.7% | |
1940 | 1,123 | 2.3% | |
1950 | 1,127 | 0.4% | |
1960 | 1,031 | −8.5% | |
1970 | 940 | −8.8% | |
1980 | 909 | −3.3% | |
1990 | 939 | 3.3% | |
2000 | 742 | −21.0% | |
2010 | 692 | −6.7% | |
2019 (est.) | 641 | −7.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 279 | 48.95% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 241 | 42.28% |
Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
Other/Mixed | 30 | 5.26% |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.11% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 570 people, 264 households, and 144 families residing in the town.
Education
Elloree has a public library, a branch of the Orangeburg County Library.
Notable people
- Chris Antley, champion American jockey
- William H. Brandenburg, retired Major General
- James Hampton, outsider artist who created the Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
See also
In Spanish: Elloree para niños
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