Recent News About Oakland
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Be ready for a great Fourth of July with help from participating Sumter County Ace Hardware stores
Fourth of July sale starting June 29 to get you stocked up in time for the holiday.
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Get your grill ready for Fourth of July with help from your participating Sumter County Ace Hardware stores
Participating Sumter County Ace Hardware stores are offering free delivery and assembly on all grills $399 and up, as part of the celebration.
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5.4% of households in Oakland received food stamps in 2020
Oakland ranked 318th in South Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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On Father's Day this year, shelf the tie and get your dad something he really needs at your Sumter County Ace Hardware!
Your participating Sumter County Ace has great gifts for dad this year.
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23 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Oakland
23 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Electoral Interference: Democrats in Sumter see 1% change in votes after private funding given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 55% of the vote in Sumter.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Oakland in 2020
Of the 1,265 people living in Oakland in 2020, 58.3 percent (737) were women and 41.7 percent (528) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Midland News.
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Census Bureau: 3.2% of people in Sumter County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 106,757 citizens living in Sumter County in 2019, 96.8 percent said they were only one race, while 3.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 75.8 percent of people in Sumter County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 106,757 citizens living in Sumter County in 2019, 80,912 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 9.8% of people in Oakland identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,088 citizens living in Oakland in 2019, 90.2 percent said they were only one race, while 9.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 77 percent of people in Oakland were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,088 citizens living in Oakland in 2019, 838 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Sumter County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Sumter County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Oakland in 2019
Of the 1,088 people living in Oakland in 2019, 55.4 percent (603) were women and 44.6 percent (485) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Midland News.
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20.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland
20.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 3.3% of people in Sumter County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 106,675 citizens living in Sumter County in 2020, 96.7 percent said they were only one race, while 3.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 76 percent of people in Sumter County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 106,675 citizens living in Sumter County in 2020, 81,050 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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EDA awards $400,000 in grants for economic development projects in Sumter County in 2020
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $400,000 total in Opportunity Zone grants in 2020 in order to fund economic development projects in Sumter County.
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15.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland
15.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Oakland in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 22% of people in Oakland identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 1,265 citizens living in Oakland in 2020, 78 percent said they were only one race, while 22 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 83.2 percent of people in Oakland were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 1,265 citizens living in Oakland in 2020, 1,052 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.