Modoc, South Carolina
| Modoc, South Carolina | |
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| CDP | |
 Location in McCormick County and the state of South Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 33°43′N 82°13′W / 33.717°N 82.217°WCoordinates: 33°43′N 82°13′W / 33.717°N 82.217°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | McCormick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.2 sq mi (18.5 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Water | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 256 |
| • Density | 62.7/sq mi (24.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29838 |
| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-47050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1246704 |
Modoc is a census-designated place (CDP) in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census, and 218 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.8%.
The Modoc CDP was named for the Modoc indigenous tribe of Northern California, some members of which had been captured after the Modoc War. They were sent, first to the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and then, a few, on to an area on the left (east) bank of the Savannah River in what was then Edgefield County, South Carolina. The 1930 Census of the township of Modoc, by then in McCormick County, had no listings of any "Indians".
Modoc is located at 33°42′53″N 82°13′6″W / 33.71472°N 82.21833°W (33.714739, -82.218318).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km2), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km2) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) (43.02%) is water. Its elevation is 401 to 413 feet above sea level.
As of the census of 2000, there were 256 people, 120 households, and 78 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 62.7 people per square mile (24.2/km²). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 63.5/sq mi (24.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 120 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.63.
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