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Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Olympia, South Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°58′37″N 81°1′55″W / 33.97694°N 81.03194°W / 33.97694; -81.03194
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyRichland
Area
 • Total0.76 sq mi (1.96 km)
 • Land0.72 sq mi (1.85 km)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km)
Elevation180 ft (50 m)
Population
 • Total1,087
 • Density1,518.16/sq mi (586.40/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code29201 (Columbia)
Area code(s)803/839
FIPS code45-52900
GNIS feature ID2812988

Olympia is an urban unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 1,087.

The CDP is in western Richland County, bordered to the north by the city of Columbia, the state capital, and to the west, across the Congaree River, by the city of Cayce. The eastern half of the CDP is residential, while the western half is occupied by the Columbia Quarry of Vulcan Materials.

Four locations in the CDP are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Olympia Armory is on Granby Lane in the northeast part of the CDP, the Olympia Mill School is on Olympia Avenue in the northern part of the CDP, and the Olympia Union Hall is on Silver Street in the northernmost part of the CDP, close to the Columbia city line. Much of the northeast part of the CDP is within the Olympia Mill Village Historic District.

The Olympia Mill is within the Columbia city limits, just north of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,087—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Olympia CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 846 77.83%
Black or African American alone (NH) 103 9.48%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 7 0.64%
Asian alone (NH) 6 0.55%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 0.46%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 46 4.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74 6.81%
Total 1,087 100.00%

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. Southwest, SC. 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1983 rev.)
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olympia, South Carolina
  5. "Olympia CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. "540 Georgia Street". Google Street View. March 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Olympia CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.
Municipalities and communities of Richland County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Columbia
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  1. ^ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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