Whitney is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census[2] with a population of 4,409.[4]
Whitney, South Carolina | |
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  Whitney  Whitney | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′50″N 81°55′39″W / 34.98056°N 81.92750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Spartanburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.07 sq mi (7.94 km2) |
| • Land | 3.05 sq mi (7.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,409 |
| • Density | 1,445.10/sq mi (557.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 29303 (Spartanburg) |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-77425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2807094[2] |
The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the west by South Carolina Highway 9, to the northwest by Interstate 85 Business, and the southeast by the Blue Ridge Subdivision railroad line of CSX Transportation. Besides Spartanburg, neighboring communities are Drayton to the southeast, Hilltop to the west, and Valley Falls to the northwest.
U.S. Route 221 (Chesnee Highway) is the main road through Whitney. It leads southwest into Spartanburg and north 32 miles (51 km) to Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Lawsons Fork Creek runs through Whitney, flowing southeast toward the Pacolet River, a tributary of the Broad River.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,409 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6][3] | |||
2020 census
edit| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[6] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 2,037 | 46.20% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,392 | 31.57% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 9 | 0.20% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 124 | 2.81% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.02% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 17 | 0.39% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 147 | 3.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 682 | 15.47% |
| Total | 4,409 | 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 c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, South Carolina
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Whitney 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) – Whitney CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.
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