Olar, South Carolina

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Olar: Hartzog Park and WPA Shed, US Hwy 321 and SC Hwy 64

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Bamberg County

Population in July 2008: 212. Population change since 2000: -10.5%

Males: 93	(44.3%)
Females: 119	(55.7%)

Median resident age:	48.6 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip codes: 29843.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,053 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Olar:	$37,053
South Carolina:	$43,329

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,813

Olar:	$21,813
South Carolina:	$23,137

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,761 (it was $44,500 in 2000)

Olar:	$72,761
South Carolina:	$133,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,929; Detached houses: $99,063; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,031; Mobile homes: $19,800

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Races in Olar:

White Non-Hispanic (52.3%)
Black (46.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Olar: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (15.6%), German (6.3%), Irish (3.8%), United States (3.4%), Subsaharan African (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 206 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 269 people per square mile

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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%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Olar, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Olar to the number of sex offenders is 35 to 1.

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

Olar:	0.7% ($300)
South Carolina:	0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta-Richmond County, GA (51.5 miles , pop. 195,182).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (141.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (578.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Govan, SC (1.7 miles) , Ulmer, SC (2.4 miles) , Hilda, SC (2.7 miles ), Kline, SC (3.2 miles ), Denmark, SC (3.2 miles ), Sycamore, SC (3.2 miles) , Barnwell, SC (3.4 miles ), Ehrhardt, SC (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 33.18 N, Longitude: 81.18 W

Area code: 803

Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-39.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Utilities (14%)
Social assistance (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Personal and laundry services (15%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Wood products (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Painters and paperhangers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Religious workers (7%)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
Top executives (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Engineers (6%)

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Crime in Olar (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (865.8 per 100,000)
8 burglaries (3463.2 per 100,000)
3 thefts (1298.7 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (432.9 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 502.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Average climate in Olar, South Carolina

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Olar, South Carolina average temperatures

Olar, South Carolina average precipitation

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Olar-area historical tornado activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Olar town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/10/2004, a category 3 tornado 33.8 miles away from the town center injured one person.

Olar-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from Olar center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Olar center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Olar center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Olar:

BARNWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BARNWELL, SC)
BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BAMBERG, SC)
ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAIRFAX, SC)

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 29 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 40 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,778)
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)
BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 62 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)

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Churches in Olar include: Holiness Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Bethel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Connelly Hunting Plantation & Motel (18881 Main Highway).

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

OLAR TOWN OF (Population served: 237, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

GOVAN TOWN OF (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and NOV-19-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-2001)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.0%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.3%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Olar, SC

Olar compared to South Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Olar mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bamberg County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Utility gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Religion statistics for Olar

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	50.1%	35.2%	3.6%	2.3%	1.7%
Congregations	28.3%	37.7%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%

Name	Baha'i	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of God of Prophecy	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	1.1%	1.0%	2.6%
Congregations	N/A	3.8%	3.8%	5.7%	9.4%

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.

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	0	$0		1	$1,407
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$204
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$251
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,125	$25,500	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$1,360
Totals for Government	1	$2,125	$25,500	9	$3,222

Olar government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $17,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $53,000
Water Utilities: $13,000

Fire Protection: $8,000

Police Protection: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
Tax - Property: $20,000
Public Utilities: $6,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $40,000

5.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,981 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
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 Orangeburg County, SC	1.00% ($25,840 average AGI)
from Barnwell County, SC	0.62% ($17,194)
from Lexington County, SC	0.34% ($19,941)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
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 Orangeburg County, SC	1.42% ($48,958 average AGI)
to Barnwell County, SC	0.81% ($30,073)
to Richland County, SC	0.55% ($40,393)

Strongest AM radio stations in Olar:

WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WRIT (790 AM; 1 kW; BAMBERG-DENMARK, SC; Owner: VOORHEES COLLEGE)
WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQIZ (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. GEORGE, SC; Owner: RADIO PROPERTIES, LLC)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDOG (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)
WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
WLGO (1170 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LEXINGTON, SC; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Olar:

WBAW-FM (99.1 FM; BARNWELL, SC; Owner: BULLIE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIIZ (97.9 FM; BLACKVILLE, SC; Owner: NICWILD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WDOG-FM (93.5 FM; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: GOOD RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWBD (95.7 FM; BAMBERG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGFG (105.1 FM; BRANCHVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAAW (94.7 FM; WILLISTON, SC; Owner: FRANK NEELY)
WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WIGL (102.9 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHC-FM (92.1 FM; HAMPTON, SC; Owner: HAMPTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Olar:

WEBA-TV (Channel 14; ALLENDALE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)

Olar fatal accident list:
Dec 4, 1991 12:35 AM, 106, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Jct. Of Hwy 278 & Sc Hwy 64, Travel 4 Blocks, Travel .25 Mi To Site, Structure height: 107.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN988
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

James E McDonald, Approx. 1200' Ne Of Junction Of Sc State Rd. 27 And Sc Hwy 64 (Olar), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KG4RCG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00449876
Grant Date: 01/15/2002, Expiration Date: 01/15/2012, Certifier: James C Kearse Jr
Registrant: James C Kearse Jr, 15417 Low Country Hwy, Olar, SC 29843
Call Sign: KI4MCN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01072720
Grant Date: 10/13/2005, Expiration Date: 10/13/2015, Certifier: Adolphus R Lain
Registrant: Adolphus R Lain, 3602 Memorial Church Rd, Olar, SC 29843
Call Sign: KI4VGU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01275325
Grant Date: 04/25/2007, Expiration Date: 04/25/2017, Certifier: Richard D Smith
Registrant: Richard D Smith, 1653 Starr Cemetery Rd, Olar, SC 29843

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: MOSER ERNEST H HEATH SUPR PARASOL (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3962Z , Serial Number: AS100, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/1986
Registrant (Individual): Carroll E Jones, 2024 Thunder Rd, Olar, SC 29843

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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