| Official Name: | Snelling, 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: | Barnwell |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 250 |
| Population Density Km2: | 23.92 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.94 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 226 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2414°N -81.4531°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29812 |
| Area Code: | 803 and 839 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-67255[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1226722 |
Snelling is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 274 at the 2010 census.[3]
Snelling is located near the center of Barnwell County at 33.2414°N -81.4531°W (33.241284, -81.453184).[4] South Carolina Highway 64 passes through the center of town, leading east 5miles to Barnwell, the county seat, and west 1miles to the east entrance of the Savannah River Site, a nuclear reservation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.6sqkm, of which 10.5sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.20%, is water.[3]
At the 2000 census there were 246 people, 87 households, and 70 families living in the town. The population density was 79.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 105 housing units at an average density of 34.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 78.05% White, 19.92% African American, 0.81% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85%.
Of the 87 households 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.1% of households were one person and 3.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.13.
The age distribution was 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
The median household income was $35,313 and the median family income was $40,139. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,420. About 6.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over.