Lake View is a town in Dillon County,

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, United States. The population was 807 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lake View is located in southeastern Dillon County at (34.340706, -79.167805), southwest of the

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border. It is southeast of Dillon. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land. The town sits along

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, a primary route to

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. During hurricane evacuations and peak tourist season, the two-lane highway often becomes heavily congested.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 789 people, 332 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 374 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 63.62%

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, 34.73%

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, 1.14% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population. There were 332 households, out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were

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living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the town was $17,790. About 14.8% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the

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, including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lake View schools are zoned to Dillon School District Four. Lake View has a

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, a branch of the Dillon County Library.

History

The town of Lake View originated as Ford's Mill, and the name was changed to "Page's Mill" in 1870. The town was officially incorporated as Page's Mill in 1907, and the citizens voted to change its name to "Lake View" in 1916. Lake View is also the hometown of Shaquille Leonard, he played high school football as a receiver, running back and linebacker.

References

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