Coordinates: 34°24′8″N 79°53′42″W / 34.40222°N 79.89500°W / 34.40222; -79.89500

Dovesville, South Carolina

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Dovesville, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Dovesville is located in South Carolina
Dovesville
Dovesville
Dovesville is located in the United States
Dovesville
Dovesville
Coordinates: 34°24′8″N 79°53′42″W / 34.40222°N 79.89500°W / 34.40222; -79.89500
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyDarlington
Area
[1]
 • Total7.03 sq mi (18.20 km2)
 • Land7.01 sq mi (18.15 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total827
 • Density118.01/sq mi (45.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
29540 (Darlington)
Area code(s)843/854
FIPS code45-20365
GNIS feature ID2812947[3]

Dovesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 827.[4]

The CDP is in northeastern Darlington County, along U.S. Routes 52 and 401. The concurrent highway leads north 8 miles (13 km) to Society Hill and south the same distance to Darlington, the county seat.

The southwest border of the CDP follows Black Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Great Pee Dee River, while the eastern border follows Horse Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Black Creek. Jeffords Millpond is an impoundment on Horse Creek in the northeast corner of the community.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020827—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6][2]

2020 census

Dovesville CDP, South Carolina – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 304 36.76%
Black or African American alone (NH) 498 60.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.12%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.12%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 20 2.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 0.36%
Total 827 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Dovesville Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Dovesville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dovesville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.


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