Darlington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.8. This is about average. There were 44 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00033. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 11.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.5%
(1.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.3% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.3% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lamar, SC
Lamar compared to South Carolina state average:
- 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 (2011 data):
- Carolina Bank & Trust Co.: at 114 South Main Street, branch established on 1936/03/03. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $358.5 mil, Deposits: $314.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Carolina Bancshares Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Darlington County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Lamar (based on Darlington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.77%
| Here |  | 44.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Baha'i |
| Adherents | 47.8% | 23.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 29.2% | 25.5% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 8.1% |
| Congregations | 1.9% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 23.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 19 | Darlington County: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Darlington County: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45 | Darlington County: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Here: | 4.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Darlington County: | 30.5% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.0% | | State: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,859 | $23,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,193 | $38,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $11,006 | $33,018 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,180 | $25,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $22,238 | $29,651 | 0 | $0 |
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:
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:
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.)
- WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lamar:
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lamar:
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- 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.)
Lamar fatal accident list:
Aug 5, 1998 08:45 PM, Us-401, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 1, 1993 07:50 PM, 152, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 3, 1988 08:20 PM, 401, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1978 04:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lamar)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 39 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 13 N Main St (Lat: 34.168500 Lon: -80.058111), Call Sign: KOM718, Licensee ID: L00107081
Assigned Frequencies: 155.175 MHz Grant Date: 12/09/1997, Expiration Date: 12/03/2002, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2003
Registrant: Lamar Firemans Rescue Squad Inc, Lamar, SC 29069
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - LAMAR, Blazing Trail (Lat: 34.207778 Lon: -79.988889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WPND606
Assigned Frequencies: 6135.45 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Spaulding JHS, 400 S. Main St. (Lat: 34.162778 Lon: -80.060833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WQFN339
Assigned Frequencies: 23075.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/22/2006, Expiration Date: 08/22/2016, Certifier: Christopher M Brooks
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
- Lamar HS/ES, 216 N. Darlington Ave. (Lat: 34.172167 Lon: -80.054778), Type: Pole, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 44.2 m, Call Sign: WQFR831
Assigned Frequencies: 11215.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 21875.0 MHz Grant Date: 09/19/2006, Expiration Date: 09/19/2016, Certifier: Christopher M Brooks
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lamar)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: BOEING A75N1(PT17) (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1560M , Serial Number: 75-4953, Airworthiness Date: 06/13/1956
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1749E , Serial Number: 7AC-5316, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 08/31/1971
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3897R , Serial Number: 17255397, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/26/1966
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 48489 , Serial Number: 1651, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/1976
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: BOEING B75N1 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 52772 , Serial Number: 75-209, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 05/08/1959
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: QUAD CITY CHALLENGER (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 5607D , Serial Number: 1472, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 11/20/2007
Registrant (Individual): Guy D Clements, 206 N Darlington Ave, Lamar, SC 29069 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172F (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8289U , Serial Number: 17252189, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 10/23/1964
Registrant (Individual): William B Price, 937 Biplane Dr, Lamar, SC 29069
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $66,080 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $72,400 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $69,840 | 1 | $40,710 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $140,090 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $42,230 | 1 | $52,220 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $78,570 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $43,980 | 1 | $54,870 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $38,590 | 1 | $98,340 | 1 | $21,590 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $39,670 | 1 | $70,170 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $21,830 | 1 | $82,460 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
| Most common first names in Lamar, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 40 | 67.4 years |
| Mary | 28 | 71.7 years |
| William | 23 | 75.7 years |
| John | 21 | 68.0 years |
| Willie | 20 | 68.3 years |
| Annie | 19 | 78.5 years |
| Robert | 19 | 70.5 years |
| George | 12 | 70.7 years |
| Charles | 12 | 66.9 years |
| Henry | 11 | 71.8 years |
| Most common last names in Lamar, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Windham | 60 | 70.7 years |
| Watford | 45 | 71.2 years |
| Amerson | 29 | 72.8 years |
| Knotts | 29 | 70.5 years |
| Parnell | 24 | 71.2 years |
| Howell | 23 | 75.4 years |
| Bell | 22 | 75.4 years |
| Fields | 17 | 72.7 years |
| Reynolds | 16 | 72.5 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 73.4 years |
Businesses in Lamar, SC
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