Elloree, South Carolina

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Elloree is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 692 at the 2010 census.

History

Trinity Lutheran Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Geography

The town is located along the overlap of South Carolina Highway 6 and South Carolina Highway 267 at the northern terminus of South Carolina Highway 47.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1890	311		—
1900	413		%
1910	540		%
1920	925		%
1930	1,098		%
1940	1,123		%
1950	1,127		%
1960	1,031		%
1970	940		%
1980	909		%
1990	939		%
2000	742		%
2010	692		%
2020	570		%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Elloree town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	412	383	279	55.53%	55.35%	48.95%
Black or African American alone (NH)	326	280	241	43.94%	40.46%	42.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	2	0	0.13%	0.29%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	7	8	0.00%	1.01%	1.40%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	4	2	0.00%	0.58%	0.35%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	2	10	28	0.27%	1.45%	4.91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	6	12	0.13%	0.87%	2.11%
Total	742	692	570	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 570 people, 264 households, and 144 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 742 people, 340 households, and 199 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 381 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 55.66% White, 43.94% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 340 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,574, and the median income for a family was $35,380. Males had a median income of $26,838 versus $21,641 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,711. About 12.3% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Elloree has a public library, a branch of the Orangeburg County Library.

Notable people

• Chris Antley, champion jockey
• William H. Brandenburg, retired major general
• James Hampton, outsider artist