| Official Name: | Olar, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bamberg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 215 |
| Population Density Km2: | 105.70 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 273.89 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 203 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1803°N -81.1842°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29843 |
| Area Code: | 803, 839 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-52585[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1249948 |
Olar is a town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 257 at the 2010 census.[3]
The Mizpah Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Olar is located in western Bamberg County at 33.1803°N -81.1842°W (33.180266, -81.184248).[4] U.S. Route 321 passes through the town, leading north 10miles to Denmark and south to Fairfax. South Carolina Highway 64 crosses US 321 in the center of town, leading southeast to Ehrhardt and northwest to Barnwell.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Olar has a total area of 2km2, all of it land.[3]
The census of 2000, there were 237 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 301.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 193.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 52.74% White, 46.41% African American, 0.42% Native American and 0.42% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 111 households, out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 12.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $11,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,113. About 7.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those 65 or over.
Since 2022 it is a part of the Bamberg County School District.[5] Prior to 2022, it was in the Bamberg School District Two.[6] The public high school is Denmark-Olar High School.