Latta, South Carolina Latta, South Carolina Location of Latta inside South Carolina Location of Latta inside South Carolina State South Carolina Named for Captain Robert Latta Latta is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.
Latta is the second biggest town in Dillon County. As of the 2010 census, it had a populace of 1,379. Latta was established in 1887. The town arose from a need for a barns , which helped to eliminate "the need to travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, in order to reach many points in South Carolina." Thus, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad assembled two depots; one in the town/city of Dillon and the other 7 miles (11 km) to the south in Latta. The depots were instead of in 1888. Many families were drawn to this area, and in March 1890, "the town of Latta was incorporated by the state council and received its charter." The town was titled for the Latta family of settlers. More specifically, it was titled after Captain Robert Latta, who was from York County, South Carolina; he orchestrated the engineering for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Captain Latta not only surveyed the region for the barns , but he also constructed the initial plans for the town of Latta. Because of Latta's barns facilities, the town interval rapidly, especially from 1900 to 1910. Latta has an established historic district, mostly positioned on Main Street, and many of these structures are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Latta has about 55 properties, constructed between ca.
1930, that are a part of the historic district. Furthermore, Latta is home to one of the thirteen Carnegie enhance library buildings in South Carolina. The Latta library opened in 1914 and is "one of five of South Carolina's initial 14 Carnegie libraries still in use as a library." The postal service in Latta has been in operation since 1888. In June 2014, Latta inhabitants voted in favor of changing from a "strong mayor" government to a "strong council" government, which allowed the town council to reinstate Crystal Moore as Latta's police chief, which they did unanimously on June 28, 2014.
Latta is positioned in southern Dillon County at 34 20 18 N 79 25 59 W (34.338459, -79.432997). U.S.
Routes 301 and 501 pass through the center of town as Second Avenue, dominant northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Dillon, the county seat.
US 501 leads south 12 miles (19 km) to Marion, while US 301 diverges from US 501 south of town and leads southwest 24 miles (39 km) to Florence.
South Carolina Highway 917 is Main Street in Latta, dominant west 6 miles (10 km) to Interstate 95 at Exit 181, and southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Mullins.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land. In the town, the populace was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Latta, South Carolina water The following are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Joel Allen House, Catfish Creek Baptist Church, Early Cotton Press, John Hayes Farmstead, Latta Downtown Historic District, Latta Historic District No.
1, Latta Historic District No.
The Latta schools' mascot is the Latta Viking.
In town there are 4 enhance schools: Latta Early Childhood Center, serving 4k-1st grade; Latta Elementary School, serving 2nd-5th grades; Latta Middle School, serving 6th-8th grades; and Latta High School, serving 9th-12th grades.
Located in the center of this small town is one of the 2,509 Carnegie libraries assembled around the world between 1883 and 1929, libraries that were started with funds given by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Latta town, South Carolina".
"National Register Sites in South Carolina".
"Carnegie Library buildings in South Carolina".
"Latta Library".
Latta council fights for chief's job; Morning News, 2014 Latta voters approve 'strong council' government; Morning News; June 24, 2014.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Town of Latta official website Municipalities and communities of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States Lake View Latta
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