| Official Name: | Landrum, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.87 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2481 |
| Population Density Km2: | 362.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 938.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1047 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1753°N -82.1861°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29356 |
| Area Codes: | 864, 821 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-40075[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1246289 |
| Website: | http://cityoflandrumsc.com |
Landrum is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,376 at the 2010 census.[3]
Landrum was founded in 1880 and incorporated in 1912. It is located just west of Interstate 26 between Spartanburg and Asheville, North Carolina.[4]
The Landrum area was settled circa 1760 by homesteaders from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. There, they built a fort approximately two miles from the current City of Landrum. The town of Landrum was founded in 1880 after the railroad was extended north from Spartanburg and named after John Gill Landrum, who gave the land for construction of the local depot. Landrum was incorporated as a town three years later. In 1973, it was made into a city.[5]
Landrum is located at 35.1753°N -82.1861°W (35.175326, -82.186036).[6] The city is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 176 and South Carolina Highway 14, just south of the North Carolina-South Carolina border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which 0.43% is water.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,049 | 82.59% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 225 | 9.07% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Asian | 11 | 0.44% | |
| Other/Mixed | 92 | 3.71% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 4.15% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,472 people, 1,040 households, and 691 families residing in the city. The population density was 1053.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 471.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 81.84% White, 15.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 1,040 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $40,347. Males had a median income of $28,375 versus $20,784 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,259. About 10.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
Public Schools include O.P. Earle Elementary,[8] serving grades PK–5, Landrum Middle,[9] serving grades 5–8, and Landrum High,[10] serving grades 9–12.
Grace Christian School, which serves grades PK–12, is a private institution.
Landrum has a lending library, a branch of the Spartanburg County Public Library.[11]