Official Name: | Ashwood, South Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Ashwood |
Coordinates: | 34.1142°N -80.3083°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.69 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.57 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.56 |
Area Land Km2: | 9.25 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.31 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.54 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 199 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 29010 (Bishopville) 29153 (Sumter) |
Area Codes: | 803/839 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-03115 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2807064 |
Population Total: | 116 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.49 |
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 which showed a population of 116.[2]
The CDP is in southwestern Lee County, 5miles along U.S. Route 15, 9miles southwest of Bishopville, the county seat, and 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.
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% |