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Darlington County

Population in July 2007: 990. Population change since 2000: -2.2%
 

Males: 472  (47.7%)
Females: 518  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  40.7 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Zip codes: 29069.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,000 (it was $28,571 in 2000)
Lamar  $38,000
South Carolina:  $43,329

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $68,500 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
Lamar  $68,500
South Carolina:  $133,900

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Races in Lamar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.5%)
  • Black (45.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lamar: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.4%), English (5.0%), Irish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.7%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 170 feet

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 853 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lamar

  • High school or higher: 62.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lamar town

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
South Carolina:  2.9%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Lamar, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lamar to the number of sex offenders is 76 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lamar:  0.3% ($199)
South Carolina:  0.5% ($510)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (66.0 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (89.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (525.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lake Swamp, SC (5.2 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (7.7 miles ), Timmonsville, SC (8.5 miles ), Stokes Bridge-Cypress, SC (9.6 miles ), Sardis, SC (11.1 miles ), Bishopville, SC (13.2 miles ), St. Charles, SC (13.4 miles ), Hartsville, SC (13.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 80.06 W


Area code: 843

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Population change in the 1990s: -50 (-4.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


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Crime in Lamar by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.097.70.0
Robberies 1101
    per 100,000 98.098.10.098.1
Assaults 65312
    per 100,000 588.2490.7293.01177.6
Burglaries 117119
    per 100,000 1078.4686.91074.2883.2
Thefts 28221624
    per 100,000 2745.12159.01562.52355.3
Auto thefts 2252
    per 100,000 196.1196.3488.3196.3
Arson 0100
    per 100,000 0.098.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 348.0277.7313.5436.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.03
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Lamar, South Carolina

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Lamar-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Lamar town center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lamar:
  • CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; DARLINGTON, SC)
  • CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 23 miles; FLORENCE, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Lamar, SC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lamar:
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
  • SHAW AFB (about 32 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 53 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lamar:
  • HUGGINS MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; TIMMONSVILLE, SC; ID: 58J)
  • BRANHAMS (about 13 miles; DARLINGTON, SC; ID: 6J7)
  • LEE COUNTY (about 13 miles; BISHOPVILLE, SC; ID: 52J)

Operable nuclear power plant near Lamar:
  • 14 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lamar:
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 64 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 75 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lamar:

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lamar and their reported violations in the past:

LAMAR TOWN OF (Population served: 1072, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
South Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.8%
Whole state:  69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.4%
Whole state:  14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.8%
Whole state:  6.5%

Lamar compared to South Carolina state average:

Lamar, South Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lamar (2007 data):
  • Carolina Bank & Trust Co.: at 114 South Main Street, branch established on 1936-03-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $294.0 mil, Deposits: $260.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: First Carolina Bancshares Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Darlington County South Carolina:




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5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.67%
South Carolina average:  8.00%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Florence County, SC  2.03% ($26,542 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, SC  0.29% ($25,629)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.20% ($18,042)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
South Carolina average:  6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Florence County, SC  2.26% ($26,172 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, SC  0.29% ($22,757)
to Richland County, SC  0.25% ($30,721)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lamar:
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
  • WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lamar:
  • WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lamar:
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)




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