Harleyville is a town in Dorchester County,

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, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census, up from 594 at the 2000 census. Harleyville is part of the

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. As of 2018 the population is 696.

History

Harleyville was named after the Harley family. The St. Paul Camp Ground was added to the

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in 1998.

Geography

Harleyville is located in northern Dorchester County at (33.2122, -80.4486). U.S. Route 178 passes through the center of town, leading northwest to Orangeburg and southeast to its terminus at

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. South Carolina Highway 453 leads north to Exit 177 on

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; I-26 leads northwest to Columbia and southeast to Charleston. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land. The Audubon's Francis Beidler forest is located just outside of town. Within the park, there are miles of boardwalks through the old four hole swamp.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 693 people, 250 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 282 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 59.26%

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, 38.38%

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, 0.67% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 250 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were

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living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,397, and the median income for a family was $35,313. Males had a median income of $33,083 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the town was $16,412. About 23.1% of families and 43.4% of the population were below the

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, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Harleyville official website
{{authority control Towns in Dorchester County, South Carolina Towns in South Carolina Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville metropolitan area

History

Geography

Demographics

See also

References

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