Holly Hill is a town in

Orangeburg County, South Carolina Orangeburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,501. Its county seat is Orangeburg. The county was created in 1769. Orangeburg County comprises the Orangeburg, SC Microp ...

, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census. Prior to 1910 it was located in the northwest portion of Saint James Goose Creek Township, Berkeley County.

History

Dantzler Plantation and Providence Methodist Church are listed on the

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Geography

Holly Hill is located at (33.3243, -80.4112). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 1,298 people, 507 households, and 321 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,281 people, 502 households, and 359 families residing in the town. The population density was 950.7 people per square mile (366.4/km²). There were 575 housing units at an average density of 426.7 per square mile (164.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.95%

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, 50.04%

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, 0.39% Native American, 0.08%

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, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 502 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,036, and the median income for a family was $43,611. Males had a median income of $36,944 versus $21,346 for females. The

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for the town was $16,437. About 10.7% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Holly Hill has a

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, a branch of the Orangeburg County Library.

Notable people

Jimmie Coker Jimmie Goodwin Coker (March 28, 1936 – October 29, 1991) was an American professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (, –), San Francisco Giants (), and Cincinnati Reds (–). A nativ ...

(1936-1991)– former

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player * Adrian Dingle - football player * Mike Williams- NFL football player * Frank Culbertson, Jr. – former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut *

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–

player *

Willie Randolph William Larry Randolph (born July 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most notabl ...

– former

player and manager *

Eddie Sweat Edward Sweat (August 29, 1939 – April 17, 1998) was an American groom in Thoroughbred horse racing who was the subject of the 2006 book by Lawrence Scanlan titled ''The Horse God Built: Secretariat, His Groom, Their Legacy''. Career Born in Hol ...

(1939-1998)– groom to U. S. Triple Crown winner

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References

External links

Information about Holly Hill from Orangeburg County

Town of Holly Hill, South Carolina Website
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