Vance is a town in Orangeburg County,

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, United States. The population was 170 at the 2010 census. Vance South Carolina sign

Geography

Vance is located at (33.436028, -80.419788). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 208 people, 67 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 71 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 14.42%

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, 84.62%

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, 0.48% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. There were 67 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were

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living together, 31.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 22.4% 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 3.10 and the average family size was 3.65. In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 53.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $11,719 for females. The

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for the town was $8,787. About 29.8% of families and 38.5% of the population were below the

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, including 60.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.9% of those 65 or over.

Notable People

* Nate Snell, former pitcher for the

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. * Mike Williams, former collegiate player for

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and current

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player for the

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References

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