Olanta, South Carolina
human settlement in Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America
Olanta is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Olanta had a population of 550. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Olanta is located in south Florence County. U.S. Route 301 passes through the town as Jones Road, leading northeast 24 miles (39 km) to Florence, the county seat, and southwest 23 miles (37 km) to Manning. South Carolina Highway 341 leads northwest from Olanta 13 miles (21 km) to Lynchburg and southeast 13 miles to Lake City. South Carolina Highway 541 leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Coward.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.44%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 613 people, 206 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 632.3 inhabitants per square mile (244.1/km2).
“Olanta, South Carolina” enters the record as human settlement in Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Olanta, South and Carolina can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2354434. VIAF identifies the subject as 151304018. The Library of Congress control number is n83023526. Authority coordinates are 33.936, -79.932. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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