Waterloo, South Carolina
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Waterloo is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census.
History
Waterloo was incorporated as a town in 1885.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rosemont Plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 86 | 76 | 50 | 42.36% | 45.78% | 33.56% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 113 | 87 | 93 | 55.67% | 52.41% | 62.42% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.49% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00% | 1.81% | 2.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.48% | 0.00% | 1.34% |
| Total | 203 | 166 | 149 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 203 people, 75 households, and 57 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 85 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 43.35% White, 56.16% African American and 0.49% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 75 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,159. About 5.7% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.4% of those 65 or over.
Education
It is in the Laurens School District 55.<ref name=SDMap2020>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> The comprehensive high school is Laurens District 55 High School.
Notable person
- W. Paul Culbertson (1918–2004), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and mayor of Laurens, South Carolina<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
External links
- Information about the Town of Waterloo at the Laurens County Tourism website.
- The Town of Waterloo is profiles in the South Carolina Picture Project website.
- The Waterloo Cotton Gin is profiled in the Roots and Recall website.