Ashwood, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Ashwood is located in South Carolina
Ashwood
Ashwood
Ashwood is located in the United States
Ashwood
Ashwood
Coordinates: 34°6′51″N 80°18′30″W / 34.11417°N 80.30833°W / 34.11417; -80.30833
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyLee
Area
[1]
 • Total3.69 sq mi (9.56 km2)
 • Land3.57 sq mi (9.25 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
199 ft (61 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total116
 • Density32.49/sq mi (12.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
29010 (Bishopville)
29153 (Sumter)
Area codes803/839
FIPS code45-03115
GNIS feature ID2807064[3]

Ashwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census[3] which showed a population of 116.[4]

The CDP is in southwestern Lee County, 5 miles (8 km) along U.S. Route 15, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Bishopville, the county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Sumter. The CDP is bordered to the northeast by Scape Ore Swamp and to the southwest by its tributary McGrits Creek and Ashwood Lake. The community is part of the Black River watershed, flowing to Winyah Bay at Georgetown.

The Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is a 1930s-era building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020421—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6][2]

2020 census

Ashwood CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 71 61.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 36 31.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.86%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 3 2.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 4.31%
Total 116 100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ashwood Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ "Ashwood CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ashwood CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.


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