Donalds is a town in

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. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 328.

History

Donalds Grange No. 497 and Greenville Presbyterian Church are listed on the

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Geography

Donalds is located at (34.375215, -82.346937). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.66%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 354 people, 134 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 152 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 83.62%

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, 14.97%

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, 0.28%

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, and 1.13% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population. There were 134 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.22. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $17,321 for females. The

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for the town was $14,333. About 9.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the

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, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Donalds economy is mainly agricultural based economy though there are two wood mills in town East Teak Fine Hardwoods and Clendenin Lumber a subsidiary of Baillie Lumber Co. A branch of the Commercial Bank is located in the town's city limits.

Education

It is in the

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. Donalds has a

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, a branch of the Abbeville County Library System.

Notable person

Casey Ashley Casey Ashley (born February 1, 1984), is a professional bass fisherman from Donalds, South Carolina. Ashley attended Piedmont Technical College, a two-year community college, where he earned a degree in Industrial Electronics. Ashley starte ...

professional fisherman; winner of 2015 Bassmaster Classic

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References

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