Pinopolis, South Carolina | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA South Carolina |
Pushpin Label: | Pinopolis |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of South Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Berkeley |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.71 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.71 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 982 |
Population Density Km2: | 264.77 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 91 |
Coordinates: | 33.2242°N -80.0397°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 29469[3] |
Area Code: | 843 and 854 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-57175 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.43 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 685.75 |
Pinopolis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 948.[4]
Founded circa 1845, the community was established at a relatively high elevation in the "low country" of South Carolina, and it gave an escape from mosquitoes and uncomfortable heat. It became a gathering place for those of means during this time. It shared this aspect with other communities throughout the plantation economy of this era.
A resident spontaneously coined the name "Pinopolis" because of the many pine trees. This is probably a reflection of schooling that included references to Greek and Latin.
During the pre-Civil War period it developed in this way and maintained as a place of polish and refinement. In the post-Civil War period and during the change of the South, it became the location of the first elementary school for black students.
In 1939, the Santee Cooper Project dammed the Santee River, flooding nearly 175000acres and creating Lake Moultrie with the Pinopolis Dam in 1946. Because of its high elevation, Pinopolis was spared from the flooding, and now exists as a peninsula on the lake.
The Pinopolis Historic District North, Pinopolis Historic District South, and William Robertson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.