Ashwood, South Carolina Explained

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.

Demographics

2020 census

Ashwood CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)7161.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)3631.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.86%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)32.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)54.31%
Total116100.00%
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Ashwood CDP, South Carolina. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2022.
  3. Web site: 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.