| Buford | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | SouthCarolina#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 398 |
| Population Density Km2: | 67.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 174.56 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29720[2] |
| Area Code: | 803 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-10135 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Buford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 398.[3] It lies at the intersection of South Carolina Highways 9 and 522.
The community was named after Abraham Buford (1747–1833), commanding officer during the Waxhaw Massacre.[4]
Public education in Buford is administered by Lancaster County School District. The district operates Buford Elementary School and Buford Middle School and Buford High School.[5]
| White alone (NH) | 356 | 89.45% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 9 | 2.26% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 4 | 1.01% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 6 | 1.51% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.75% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 14 | 3.52% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6 | 1.51% | |
| Total | 398 | 100.00% |