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Rains, South Carolina

Unincorporated community in South Carolina, United States

34°05′52″N 79°18′56″W / 34.09778°N 79.31556°W / 34.09778; -79.31556CountryUnited StatesStateSouth CarolinaCounty Marion CountyArea

^[1]

• Total1.34 sq mi (3.46 km²) • Land1.34 sq mi (3.46 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

89 ft (27 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total242 • Density181.14/sq mi (69.96/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

29589

Area code(s)843, 854GNIS feature ID1225742^[3]

Rains is an unincorporated community in Marion County, South Carolina, United States.^[3] Located along US 501, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Marion. Along the CSX Seaboard Air Line, the area is a predominantly farming community and quarry station.

The 2020 census listed a population of 242.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	242		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]^[2]

Rains was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[6]

2020 census

**Rains CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	60	24.79%
Black or African American alone (NH)	175	72.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	6	2.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.41%
Total	242	100.00%

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rains, South Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ "Rains CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b ^c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rains CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.