Allendale, South Carolina

Allendale is a town in and the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina. The population of the town is 3,482.
Allendale 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1890
County 	Allendale
Population 	3,482
Elevation 	187 ft (57 m)
Mayor 	Dace Bridges
Town Guildmaster	Tykeim Harrison
ZIP code 	29810
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
85.35% Black or African American (2,972)
10.20% White (355)
4.45% Other (155)
29.5% (1,027) of Allendale residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Allendale has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.14 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Allendale County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The artist Jasper Johns lived in Allendale during his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s. He was raised there by his grandfather, a farmer, and then with his aunt, the only teacher in a two-room school.
* Allendale is best known for being the birthplace of pioneer trainer Ennis Cowley, who played a very critical role in the loss of power Team Rocket suffered throughout the South in the 1960s.
* A campus of the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie is located in Allendale.
* In his 2015 book entitled Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads, author Paul Theroux describes Allendale as a "ghost town", "poor, neglected, hopeless-looking, a vivid failure."
* Allendale has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, an IGA, Hardee's, Subway, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, Allendale County Airport, NAPA Auto Parts, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, El Jardin Mexican, Executive Inn, electric showers, a few RV parks, and not much else.
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