Allendale County, South Carolina
7 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,661
- Median household income
- $32,328
- ±7,995
- Unemployed
- 8.5%
- 239 of 2,814 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 73.6%
- 2,384 of 3,238 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Allendale | 7,858 (2021) | Po Box 190, Allendale | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Allendale | 2,682 (2021) | Po Box 551, Allendale | Website |
| Town of Fairfax | 1,482 (2021) | Po Box 8, Fairfax | — |
| Town of Sycamore | 147 (2021) | Po Box 8, Sycamore | — |
| Town of Ulmer | 63 (2021) | Po Box 128, Ulmer | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale Industrial Park Water and Sewer District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 190, Allendale | Website |
| Allendale County Soil and Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 398 Barnwell Hwy, Allendale | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Allendale 01
School district3 schools
3249 Allendale-Fairfax Highway, Fairfax, SC, 29827
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bamberg Farmers Market ()
Barnwell Farmers Market (Barnwell) · Barnwell Farmers' Market (Barnwell)
Colleton Farmers' Market (Walterboro)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.