| Official Name: | Arkwright, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Arkwright |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 34.9172°N -81.9381°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.69 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 345.30 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 748 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 29306 (Spartanburg) 29376 (Roebuck) |
| Area Code: | 864 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-02530 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2807075 |
| Population Total: | 2311 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 894.35 |
Arkwright 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 with a population of 2,311.[2]
The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the north and west by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the south by unincorporated Roebuck. The CDP takes its name from the Arkwright neighborhood of Spartanburg, directly to the north.
U.S. Route 221 is the main road through the community, leading north to the center of Spartanburg and southwest to Woodruff.
| White alone (NH) | 784 | 33.92% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,150 | 49.76% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 4 | 0.17% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 76 | 3.29% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 17 | 0.74% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 97 | 4.20% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 182 | 7.88% | |
| Total | 2,311 | 100.00% |