Allendale, South Carolina facts for kids
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Allendale
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Roselawn in 2017
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 Allendale, South Carolina
Location in South Carolina
Allendale, South Carolina
Location in the United States
Allendale, South Carolina
Location in North America
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| Country | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| County | Allendale | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) | |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,694 | |
| • Density | 813.90/sq mi (314.23/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
29810
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| Area codes | 803, 839 | |
| FIPS code | 45-00955 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1220167 | |
Allendale is a town in and the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census, a decline from 4,052 in 2000.
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History
The Allendale County Courthouse, Antioch Christian Church, Erwin House, Gravel Hill Plantation, Red Bluff Flint Quarries, Roselawn, and Smyrna Baptist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The artist Jasper Johns lived in Allendale during his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s. He was raised there by his grandfather, a farmer, and then with his aunt, the only teacher in a two-room school.
In his 2015 book entitled Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, author Paul Theroux describes Allendale as a "ghost town", "poor, neglected, hopeless-looking, a vivid failure."
On April 5, 2022, an intense low-end EF3 tornado impacted the southern and southeast side of the city, causing major damage to several structures and injuring one person. The tornado prompted a rare tornado emergency to be declared for the city by the National Weather Service office in Charleston, South Carolina.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,030 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,453 | 41.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,893 | 30.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,068 | 9.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,217 | 7.2% | |
| 1950 | 2,474 | 11.6% | |
| 1960 | 3,114 | 25.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,620 | 16.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,400 | 21.5% | |
| 1990 | 4,410 | 0.2% | |
| 2000 | 4,052 | −8.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,482 | −14.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,694 | −22.6% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 268 | 9.95% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,310 | 85.75% |
| Native American | 9 | 0.33% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.15% |
| Other/Mixed | 48 | 1.78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 2.04% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,694 people, 1,244 households, and 667 families residing in the town.
Education
Allendale County Schools provides education for elementary, middle and high school students while the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie established in 1965 is the only college in the small town.
Allendale has a public library, a branch of the Allendale Hampton Jasper Regional Library.
Gallery
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Allendale County Courthouse
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Gravel Hill Plantation
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Erwin House
Media
WEBA-TV/DT, a PBS station serving the South Carolina side of the Central Savannah River Area, is located here.
Notable residents
- George B. Daniels (born 1953), federal judge
See also
In Spanish: Allendale (Carolina del Sur) para niños
