Lockhart is a town in
Union County,
South Carolina
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, United States. The population was 488 at the
2010 United States Census
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.
History
The
McCollum Fish Weir was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1974.
Geography
Lockhart is located at (34.790746, -81.459964).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (39.13%) is water.
John D. Long Lake is west of the town center.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 39 people, 19 households, and 12 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 22 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 82.05%
White
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and 17.95%
African American
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.
There were 19 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 55.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $16,250 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $13,263. There were no families and 9.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Education
Lockhart High School closed in 2007. The school remained open for Elementary and Middle school aged students until 2019. Now local students attend
Union County High School. There is only one public high school in Union County.
External links
Information about the Town of Lockhart from Union County* A possible
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page for th
Town of Lockhart but it appears to be inactive.
References
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Towns in South Carolina
Towns in Union County, South Carolina