Tatum is a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States.

[4] The Manship Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 12.5% of families and 8.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 21.1% of those over 64.