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]
Ashwood, South Carolina | |
|---|---|
  Ashwood  Ashwood | |
| Coordinates: 34°6′51″N 80°18′30″W / 34.11417°N 80.30833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.69 sq mi (9.56 km2) |
| • Land | 3.57 sq mi (9.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 199 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 116 |
| • Density | 32.49/sq mi (12.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area codes | 803/839 |
| FIPS code | 45-03115 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2807064[3] |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 421 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6][2] | |||
2020 census
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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 "Ashwood Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ashwood CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "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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