Ward, South Carolina | |
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Town | |
Location in Saluda County, South Carolina |
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Coordinates: 33°51′28″N 81°43′56″W / 33.85778°N 81.73222°WCoordinates: 33°51′28″N 81°43′56″W / 33.85778°N 81.73222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Saluda |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
• Land | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 110 |
• Density | 141/sq mi (54.5/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 29166 |
Area code(s) | 803 |
FIPS code | 45-74590 |
GNIS feature ID | 1251321 |
Ward is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 110 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta,Ga-Sc Metropolitan Area.
Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Ward is located at 33°51′28″N 81°43′56″W / 33.85778°N 81.73222°W (33.857891, -81.732286).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Ward is on County Road 23, west of U.S. Route 1, and is just north of the Edgefield County line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 110 people, 51 households, and 27 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.3 people per square mile (54.5/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 79.7 per square mile (30.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.18% White and 31.82% Black.
There were 51 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 45.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 33.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 3.07.