Hamer

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Hamer

Total population

1,042

Median home value

$163,000

22.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,300

Hamer$64k

National$74k

Air quality index

35Good

Elevation45 m

Weather67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.47°, -79.33°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hamer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 820.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Hamer, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eli T. Stackhouse

American politician (1824-1892)

Jimmy Hamilton

American jazz musician (1917–1994)

Philip H. Stoll

American politician (1874–1958)

Anthony Waters

American football player

C

Charles B. MacDonald

former Deputy Chief Historian for the United States Army

D

Derrick Hamilton

American football player

Donald A. Bonner

American politician

Jack C. Stultz

United States general

J

Jim Whittington

American television evangelist

J

Johnny "Superfoot" Davis

kickboxer

Kenneth Manning

American academic

K

Kevin Steele

American football player and coach

Willie Jones

American baseball player (1925-1983)

E

Edgar Tristram Thompson

American historian (1900-1989)

A

Alfred W. Bethea

South Carolina farmer and politician

B

Bill Stanton

American gridiron football player (1924–2010)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Little Rock
  3.7 mi away
• Dillon
  4.2 mi away
• Newtown
  5.4 mi away
• Floydale
  10.6 mi away
• Latta
  11.2 mi away
• Lake View
  12.9 mi away
• Clio
  14.5 mi away
• Zion
  14.9 mi away
• McColl
  18.2 mi away · pop. 2,200
• Blenheim
  18.8 mi away
• Tatum
  18.9 mi away
• Nichols
  19.4 mi away · pop. 240

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hamer

Secession Movement in South Carolina 1847-1852

Philip May Hamer · 2022

A history of college football in South Carolina

Fritz P. Hamer · 2009

The secession movement in South Carolina, 1847-1852

Philip May Hamer · 1918

Civil War Reconstruction Essays from the South Carolina Historical Association

Fritz Hamer · 2016

South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras

Michael Brem Bonner · 2016

Initial archeological investigations at Silver Bluff plantation, Aiken County, South Carolina

James D. Scurry · 1980

Cameos of the south

Marguerite Bartlett Hamer · 1940

Guide to accompany the microfilm publication of The papers of Henry Laurens...with introduction by Philip M. Hamer

Henry Laurens · 1966

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 204 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).