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Population (year 2000): 237. Estimated
population in July 2005: 221 (-6.8% change)
Males: 105 (44.3%), Females: 132 (55.7%)
Bamberg County
Zip code:
29843
Median resident age: 48.6 years
Median household income: $31,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,300 (year 2000)
Races in Olar:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.3%)
- Black (46.4%)
Ancestries: English (15.6%), German (6.3%),
Irish (3.8%), United States (3.4%), Subsaharan African (2.1%),
Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 206 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Olar
- High school or higher: 65.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 13.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Olar town
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 5.9%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-39.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Olar:
- BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
BAMBERG, SC)
- BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BARNWELL,
SC)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAIRFAX,
SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Olar:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 55 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 58 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Olar:
- BAMBERG COUNTY (about 11 miles; BAMBERG, SC; ID:
99N)
- BARNWELL COUNTY (about 15 miles; BARNWELL, SC; ID:
BNL)
- ALLENDALE COUNTY (about 15 miles; ALLENDALE, SC; ID:
88J)
Amtrak station near Olar:
- 11 miles: DENMARK (200 W. BARUCH ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Olar:
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 46
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 58
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 60 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
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