Cateechee, South Carolina Explained

Official Name:Cateechee, South Carolina
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Cateechee
Coordinates:34.7706°N -82.7736°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pickens
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.52
Area Land Sq Mi:0.51
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Total Km2:1.35
Area Land Km2:1.32
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:242.72
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:910
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:29630 (Central)
Area Code:864
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:45-12520
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812986
Population Total:321
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:628.18

Cateechee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population as of 2020 was 321.[2]

The CDP is in southwestern Pickens County, on a hillside rising to the south above Twelvemile Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Seneca River. The community is bordered to the southeast by the town of Norris. South Carolina Highway 137 (Norris Highway) forms the eastern edge of the CDP; the highway leads southeast into Norris and northwest 4miles to the town of Six Mile.

Demographics

2020 census

Cateechee CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)29290.97%
Black or African American alone (NH)51.56%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)20.62%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)82.49%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)144.36%
Total321100.00%
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: Cateechee 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) – Cateechee CDP, South Carolina. United States Census Bureau.