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Eastover, South Carolina
Main Street
Main Street
Location in Richland County and the state of South Carolina.
Location in Richland County and the state of South Carolina.
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Richland
Area
 • Total 1.21 sq mi (3.15 km2)
 • Land 1.21 sq mi (3.15 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
190 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 614
 • Density 505.77/sq mi (195.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29044
Area code(s) 803, 839
FIPS code 45-22390
GNIS feature ID 1222202
Website http://www.eastoversc.com

Eastover is a town in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 813 at the 2010 census, down from 830 in 2000. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The J.A. Byrd Mercantile Store, Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, Good Hope Baptist Church, Goodwill Plantation, Kensington Plantation House, St. Phillip School, Saint Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church, Claudius Scott Cottage, and Siloam School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Eastover is located at 33°52′39″N 80°41′41″W / 33.87750°N 80.69472°W / 33.87750; -80.69472 (33.877553, -80.694592).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 237
1920 326 37.6%
1930 393 20.6%
1940 473 20.4%
1950 564 19.2%
1960 713 26.4%
1970 817 14.6%
1980 899 10.0%
1990 1,044 16.1%
2000 830 −20.5%
2010 813 −2.0%
2020 614 −24.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Eastover racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 18 2.93%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 563 91.69%
Asian 4 0.65%
Other/Mixed 19 3.09%
Hispanic or Latino 10 1.63%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 614 people, 271 households, and 153 families residing in the town.

Education

Richland County School District One operates area public schools.

Webber Elementary School is in Eastover. Eastover is zoned to Webber Elementary, Southeast Middle School, and Lower Richland High School.

Points of interest

Eastover is the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base and the headquarters for the South Carolina Air National Guard.

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company's Wateree Station 700 megawatt coal power plant is located here.

South Carolina's only national park, the Congaree National Park, is twelve miles southwest of Eastover. Eastover is the closest municipality to the park.

Notable people

See also

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