List of cities and towns in South Carolina
South Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, South Carolina is the 24th most populous state with 4,625,401 inhabitants, but the 40th largest by land area spanning 30,060.70 square miles (77,856.9 km2) of land.[1] South Carolina is divided into 46 counties and contains 269 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities and towns.[2] South Carolina's incorporated municipalities cover only 5.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 35.4% of its population.[1]
At incorporation, municipalities may choose to be named either "City of" or "Town of", however there is no legal difference between the two.[3] All municipalities are responsible for providing local service including law enforcement, fire protection, waste and water management, planning and zoning, recreational facilities, and street lighting.[4] Municipalities may incorporate with one of three forms of government: 141 chose mayor-council, 95 chose council, and 33 chose council-manager.[5] Under the mayor-council form of government, an elected municipal council is composed of a mayor and four or more council members.[6] The mayor's responsibilities include: staffing of all municipal employees, directing and supervising the administration of all departments, offices and agencies, presiding over council meetings and voting as other councilmen, and preparing the annual budget (with council), capital program (with council), and public financial reports.[6] Under the council form of government, the council can be composed of five, seven or nine members including the mayor, all elected, and each with 1 vote on council. The council has the power to levy taxes and raise funds from other sources that match the operating and capital budgets.[7] Under the council-manager form of government, the council is composed of a mayor and four, six, or eight councilmen each with one vote. The municipality must employ a manager, establish administrative departments upon recommendation of the manager, adopt an annual budget, provide an independent annual audit of the books and business affairs of the municipality, provide for the general health and welfare of the municipality, and enact ordinances of any nature and kind. The manager is the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government and is responsible for staffing (including the hiring, firing and compensation of all municipal employees), preparing the annual budget and financial report for council adoption.[8]
The largest municipality by population in South Carolina is the capital city Columbia with 129,272 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Smyrna with 45 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is also Columbia which spans 736.53 sq mi (1,907.6 km2), while Jenkinsville is the smallest at 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2).[1]
Incorporated cities and towns
- Skyline of Columbia, the capital and largest city by population in South Carolina
- Charleston, the second largest city by population in South Carolina
- City Hall of North Charleston, a suburb of Charleston and third largest city by population in South Carolina
- Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston and South Carolina's fourth largest city by population
- Downtown Rock Hill, the fifth largest city by population in South Carolina
- Skyline of Greenville, South Carolina's sixth largest city by population
Name | Type[1] | Government type[9] | County[1] | Population (2010)[1] |
Population (2000)[1] |
Change (%) | Land area (2010)[1] |
Population density | |
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sq mi | km2 | ||||||||
Abbeville | City | Council-Manager | Abbeville | 5,237 | 5,840 | −10.3% | 6.12 | 15.9 | 855.7/sq mi (330.4/km2) |
Aiken | City | Council-Manager | Aiken | 29,524 | 25,337 | +16.5% | 20.70 | 53.6 | 1,426.3/sq mi (550.7/km2) |
Allendale | Town | Council | Allendale | 3,482 | 4,052 | −14.1% | 3.31 | 8.6 | 1,052.0/sq mi (406.2/km2) |
Anderson | City | Council-Manager | Anderson | 26,686 | 25,514 | +4.6% | 14.59 | 37.8 | 1,829.1/sq mi (706.2/km2) |
Andrews | Town | Mayor-Council | Georgetown Williamsburg | 2,861 | 3,068 | −6.7% | 2.20 | 5.7 | 1,300.5/sq mi (502.1/km2) |
Arcadia Lakes | Town | Council | Richland | 861 | 882 | −2.4% | 0.55 | 1.4 | 1,565.5/sq mi (604.4/km2) |
Atlantic Beach | Town | Council-Manager | Horry | 334 | 351 | −4.8% | 0.16 | 0.41 | 2,087.5/sq mi (806.0/km2) |
Awendaw | Town | Council | Charleston | 1,294 | 1,195 | +8.3% | 9.47 | 24.5 | 136.6/sq mi (52.8/km2) |
Aynor | Town | Mayor-Council | Horry | 560 | 587 | −4.6% | 1.86 | 4.8 | 301.1/sq mi (116.2/km2) |
Bamberg | City | Mayor-Council | Bamberg | 3,607 | 3,733 | −3.4% | 3.58 | 9.3 | 1,007.5/sq mi (389.0/km2) |
Barnwell | City | Council | Barnwell | 4,750 | 5,035 | −5.7% | 7.85 | 20.3 | 605.1/sq mi (233.6/km2) |
Batesburg-Leesville | Town | Council-Manager | Lexington Saluda | 5,362 | 5,517 | −2.8% | 7.79 | 20.2 | 688.3/sq mi (265.8/km2) |
Beaufort | City | Council-Manager | Beaufort | 12,361 | 12,950 | −4.5% | 27.60 | 71.5 | 447.9/sq mi (172.9/km2) |
Belton | City | Council | Anderson | 4,134 | 4,461 | −7.3% | 3.84 | 9.9 | 1,076.6/sq mi (415.7/km2) |
Bennettsville | City | Council | Marlboro | 9,069 | 9,425 | −3.8% | 6.12 | 15.9 | 1,481.9/sq mi (572.2/km2) |
Bethune | Town | Mayor-Council | Kershaw | 334 | 352 | −5.1% | 1.10 | 2.8 | 303.6/sq mi (117.2/km2) |
Bishopville | City | Council | Lee | 3,471 | 3,670 | −5.4% | 2.34 | 6.1 | 1,483.3/sq mi (572.7/km2) |
Blacksburg | Town | Council | Cherokee | 1,848 | 1,880 | −1.7% | 1.87 | 4.8 | 988.2/sq mi (381.6/km2) |
Blackville | Town | Mayor-Council | Barnwell | 2,406 | 2,973 | −19.1% | 8.93 | 23.1 | 269.4/sq mi (104.0/km2) |
Blenheim | Town | Mayor-Council | Marlboro | 154 | 137 | +12.4% | 0.65 | 1.7 | 236.9/sq mi (91.5/km2) |
Bluffton | Town | Council-Manager | Beaufort | 12,530 | 1,275 | +882.7% | 51.30 | 132.9 | 244.2/sq mi (94.3/km2) |
Blythewood | Town | Mayor-Council | Fairfield Richland | 2,034 | 170 | +1,096.5% | 9.68 | 25.1 | 210.1/sq mi (81.1/km2) |
Bonneau | Town | Mayor-Council | Berkeley | 487 | 354 | +37.6% | 3.01 | 7.8 | 161.8/sq mi (62.5/km2) |
Bowman | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 968 | 1,198 | −19.2% | 1.20 | 3.1 | 806.7/sq mi (311.5/km2) |
Branchville | Town | Council | Orangeburg | 1,024 | 1,083 | −5.4% | 3.14 | 8.1 | 326.1/sq mi (125.9/km2) |
Briarcliffe Acres | Town | Mayor-Council | Horry | 457 | 470 | −2.8% | 0.65 | 1.7 | 703.1/sq mi (271.5/km2) |
Brunson | Town | Mayor-Council | Hampton | 554 | 589 | −5.9% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 543.1/sq mi (209.7/km2) |
Burnettown | Town | Mayor-Council | Aiken | 2,673 | 2,720 | −1.7% | 5.48 | 14.2 | 487.8/sq mi (188.3/km2) |
Calhoun Falls | Town | Council | Abbeville | 2,004 | 2,303 | −13.0% | 3.39 | 8.8 | 591.2/sq mi (228.2/km2) |
Camden | City | Council-Manager | Kershaw | 6,838 | 6,682 | +2.3% | 10.68 | 27.7 | 640.3/sq mi (247.2/km2) |
Cameron | Town | Mayor-Council | Calhoun | 424 | 449 | −5.6% | 3.12 | 8.1 | 135.9/sq mi (52.5/km2) |
Campobello | Town | Council | Spartanburg | 502 | 449 | +11.8% | 2.79 | 7.2 | 179.9/sq mi (69.5/km2) |
Carlisle | Town | Council | Union | 436 | 496 | −12.1% | 1.42 | 3.7 | 307.0/sq mi (118.5/km2) |
Cayce | City | Council-Manager | Lexington Richland | 12,528 | 12,150 | +3.1% | 16.65 | 43.1 | 752.4/sq mi (290.5/km2) |
Central | Town | Council | Pickens | 5,159 | 3,522 | +46.5% | 2.69 | 7.0 | 1,917.8/sq mi (740.5/km2) |
Central Pacolet | Town | Mayor-Council | Spartanburg | 216 | 267 | −19.1% | 0.25 | 0.65 | 864.0/sq mi (333.6/km2) |
Chapin | Town | Mayor-Council | Lexington | 1,445 | 628 | +130.1% | 2.01 | 5.2 | 718.9/sq mi (277.6/km2) |
Charleston | City | Mayor-Council | Berkeley Charleston | 120,083 | 96,650 | +24.2% | 108.98 | 282.3 | 1,101.9/sq mi (425.4/km2) |
Cheraw | Town | Mayor-Council | Chesterfield | 5,851 | 5,524 | +5.9% | 5.42 | 14.0 | 1,079.5/sq mi (416.8/km2) |
Chesnee | City | Mayor-Council | Cherokee Spartanburg | 868 | 1,003 | −13.5% | 1.14 | 3.0 | 761.4/sq mi (294.0/km2) |
Chester | City | Council | Chester | 5,607 | 6,476 | −13.4% | 3.27 | 8.5 | 1,714.7/sq mi (662.0/km2) |
Chesterfield | Town | Mayor-Council | Chesterfield | 1,472 | 1,318 | +11.7% | 4.05 | 10.5 | 363.5/sq mi (140.3/km2) |
Clemson | City | Council | Anderson Pickens | 13,905 | 11,939 | +16.5% | 7.44 | 19.3 | 1,869.0/sq mi (721.6/km2) |
Clinton | City | Council-Manager | Laurens | 8,490 | 8,091 | +4.9% | 9.88 | 25.6 | 859.3/sq mi (331.8/km2) |
Clio | Town | Council | Marlboro | 726 | 774 | −6.2% | 0.86 | 2.2 | 844.2/sq mi (325.9/km2) |
Clover | Town | Council | York | 5,094 | 4,014 | +26.9% | 4.46 | 11.6 | 1,142.2/sq mi (441.0/km2) |
Columbia | City | Council-Manager | Lexington Richland | 129,272 | 116,278 | +11.2% | 132.21 | 342.4 | 977.8/sq mi (377.5/km2) |
Conway | City | Council | Horry | 17,103 | 11,788 | +45.1% | 21.94 | 56.8 | 779.5/sq mi (301.0/km2) |
Cope | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 77 | 107 | −28.0% | 0.25 | 0.65 | 308.0/sq mi (118.9/km2) |
Cordova | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 169 | 157 | +7.6% | 0.44 | 1.1 | 384.1/sq mi (148.3/km2) |
Cottageville | Town | Mayor-Council | Colleton | 762 | 707 | +7.8% | 3.42 | 8.9 | 222.8/sq mi (86.0/km2) |
Coward | Town | Council | Florence | 752 | 650 | +15.7% | 3.53 | 9.1 | 213.0/sq mi (82.3/km2) |
Cowpens | Town | Council | Spartanburg | 2,162 | 2,279 | −5.1% | 2.36 | 6.1 | 916.1/sq mi (353.7/km2) |
Cross Hill | Town | Mayor-Council | Laurens | 507 | 601 | −15.6% | 3.09 | 8.0 | 164.1/sq mi (63.4/km2) |
Darlington | City | Council-Manager | Darlington | 6,289 | 6,720 | −6.4% | 4.55 | 11.8 | 1,382.2/sq mi (533.7/km2) |
Denmark | City | Mayor-Council | Bamberg | 3,538 | 3,328 | +6.3% | 3.84 | 9.9 | 921.4/sq mi (355.7/km2) |
Dillon | City | Council-Manager | Dillon | 6,788 | 6,316 | +7.5% | 5.22 | 13.5 | 1,300.4/sq mi (502.1/km2) |
Donalds | Town | Mayor-Council | Abbeville | 348 | 354 | −1.7% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 419.3/sq mi (161.9/km2) |
Due West | Town | Mayor-Council | Abbeville | 1,247 | 1,209 | +3.1% | 1.64 | 4.2 | 760.4/sq mi (293.6/km2) |
Duncan | Town | Council | Spartanburg | 3,181 | 2,870 | +10.8% | 4.67 | 12.1 | 681.2/sq mi (263.0/km2) |
Easley | City | Mayor-Council | Anderson Pickens | 19,993 | 17,754 | +12.6% | 12.26 | 31.8 | 1,630.8/sq mi (629.6/km2) |
Eastover | Town | Mayor-Council | Richland | 813 | 830 | −2.0% | 1.21 | 3.1 | 671.9/sq mi (259.4/km2) |
Edgefield | Town | Mayor-Council | Edgefield | 4,750 | 4,449 | +6.8% | 4.18 | 10.8 | 1,136.4/sq mi (438.8/km2) |
Edisto Beach | Town | Council | Colleton | 414 | 641 | −35.4% | 2.13 | 5.5 | 194.4/sq mi (75.0/km2) |
Ehrhardt | Town | Mayor-Council | Bamberg | 545 | 614 | −11.2% | 3.11 | 8.1 | 175.2/sq mi (67.7/km2) |
Elgin | Town | Mayor-Council | Kershaw | 1,311 | 806 | +62.7% | 1.06 | 2.7 | 1,236.8/sq mi (477.5/km2) |
Elko | Town | Mayor-Council | Barnwell | 193 | 212 | −9.0% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 183.8/sq mi (71.0/km2) |
Elloree | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 692 | 742 | −6.7% | 0.95 | 2.5 | 728.4/sq mi (281.2/km2) |
Estill | Town | Council | Hampton | 2,040 | 2,425 | −15.9% | 3.23 | 8.4 | 631.6/sq mi (243.9/km2) |
Eutawville | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 315 | 344 | −8.4% | 0.95 | 2.5 | 331.6/sq mi (128.0/km2) |
Fairfax | Town | Council | Allendale | 2,025 | 3,206 | −36.8% | 3.31 | 8.6 | 611.8/sq mi (236.2/km2) |
Florence | City | Council-Manager | Florence | 37,056 | 30,248 | +22.5% | 20.89 | 54.1 | 1,773.9/sq mi (684.9/km2) |
Folly Beach | City | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 2,617 | 2,116 | +23.7% | 12.51 | 32.4 | 209.2/sq mi (80.8/km2) |
Forest Acres | City | Council | Richland | 10,361 | 10,558 | −1.9% | 4.60 | 11.9 | 2,252.4/sq mi (869.7/km2) |
Fort Lawn | Town | Mayor-Council | Chester | 895 | 864 | +3.6% | 1.39 | 3.6 | 643.9/sq mi (248.6/km2) |
Fort Mill | Town | Council-Manager | York | 10,811 | 7,587 | +42.5% | 16.34 | 42.3 | 661.6/sq mi (255.5/km2) |
Fountain Inn | City | Mayor-Council | Greenville Laurens | 7,799 | 6,017 | +29.6% | 7.89 | 20.4 | 988.5/sq mi (381.6/km2) |
Furman | Town | Council | Hampton | 239 | 286 | −16.4% | 3.12 | 8.1 | 76.6/sq mi (29.6/km2) |
Gaffney | City | Council | Cherokee | 12,414 | 12,968 | −4.3% | 8.32 | 21.5 | 1,492.1/sq mi (576.1/km2) |
Gaston | Town | Mayor-Council | Lexington | 1,645 | 1,304 | +26.2% | 5.31 | 13.8 | 309.8/sq mi (119.6/km2) |
Georgetown | City | Mayor-Council | Georgetown | 9,163 | 8,950 | +2.4% | 6.91 | 17.9 | 1,326.0/sq mi (512.0/km2) |
Gifford | Town | Mayor-Council | Hampton | 288 | 370 | −22.2% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 296.9/sq mi (114.6/km2) |
Gilbert | Town | Council | Lexington | 565 | 500 | +13.0% | 2.71 | 7.0 | 208.5/sq mi (80.5/km2) |
Goose Creek | City | Mayor-Council | Berkeley Charleston | 35,938 | 29,208 | +23.0% | 40.09 | 103.8 | 896.4/sq mi (346.1/km2) |
Govan | Town | Mayor-Council | Bamberg | 65 | 67 | −3.0% | 0.75 | 1.9 | 86.7/sq mi (33.5/km2) |
Gray Court | Town | Mayor-Council | Laurens | 795 | 1,021 | −22.1% | 1.87 | 4.8 | 425.1/sq mi (164.1/km2) |
Great Falls | Town | Council | Chester | 1,979 | 2,194 | −9.8% | 4.24 | 11.0 | 466.7/sq mi (180.2/km2) |
Greeleyville | Town | Mayor-Council | Williamsburg | 438 | 452 | −3.1% | 1.22 | 3.2 | 359.0/sq mi (138.6/km2) |
Greenville | City | Council-Manager | Greenville | 58,409 | 56,002 | +4.3% | 28.67 | 74.3 | 2,037.3/sq mi (786.6/km2) |
Greenwood | City | Council-Manager | Greenwood | 23,222 | 22,071 | +5.2% | 16.23 | 42.0 | 1,430.8/sq mi (552.4/km2) |
Greer | City | Council | Greenville Spartanburg | 25,515 | 16,843 | +51.5% | 20.64 | 53.5 | 1,236.2/sq mi (477.3/km2) |
Hampton | Town | Council | Hampton | 2,808 | 2,837 | −1.0% | 4.51 | 11.7 | 622.6/sq mi (240.4/km2) |
Hanahan | City | Council | Berkeley | 17,997 | 12,937 | +39.1% | 10.69 | 27.7 | 1,683.5/sq mi (650.0/km2) |
Hardeeville | City | Council-Manager | Jasper | 2,952 | 1,793 | +64.6% | 45.16 | 117.0 | 65.4/sq mi (25.2/km2) |
Harleyville | Town | Mayor-Council | Dorchester | 677 | 594 | +14.0% | 1.15 | 3.0 | 588.7/sq mi (227.3/km2) |
Hartsville | City | Council-Manager | Darlington | 7,764 | 7,556 | +2.8% | 5.72 | 14.8 | 1,357.3/sq mi (524.1/km2) |
Heath Springs | Town | Council | Lancaster | 790 | 864 | −8.6% | 1.63 | 4.2 | 484.7/sq mi (187.1/km2) |
Hemingway | Town | Council | Williamsburg | 459 | 573 | −19.9% | 0.85 | 2.2 | 540.0/sq mi (208.5/km2) |
Hickory Grove | Town | Mayor-Council | York | 440 | 337 | +30.6% | 1.67 | 4.3 | 263.5/sq mi (101.7/km2) |
Hilda | Town | Mayor-Council | Barnwell | 447 | 436 | +2.5% | 3.07 | 8.0 | 145.6/sq mi (56.2/km2) |
Hilton Head Island | Town | Council-Manager | Beaufort | 37,099 | 33,862 | +9.6% | 41.36 | 107.1 | 897.0/sq mi (346.3/km2) |
Hodges | Town | Mayor-Council | Greenwood | 155 | 158 | −1.9% | 0.78 | 2.0 | 198.7/sq mi (76.7/km2) |
Holly Hill | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 1,277 | 1,281 | −0.3% | 1.31 | 3.4 | 974.8/sq mi (376.4/km2) |
Hollywood | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 4,714 | 3,946 | +19.5% | 23.13 | 59.9 | 203.8/sq mi (78.7/km2) |
Honea Path | Town | Mayor-Council | Abbeville Anderson | 3,597 | 3,504 | +2.7% | 3.62 | 9.4 | 993.6/sq mi (383.6/km2) |
Inman | City | Council | Spartanburg | 2,321 | 1,884 | +23.2% | 1.44 | 3.7 | 1,611.8/sq mi (622.3/km2) |
Irmo | Town | Council | Lexington Richland | 11,097 | 11,039 | +0.5% | 6.26 | 16.2 | 1,772.7/sq mi (684.4/km2) |
Isle of Palms | City | Council | Charleston | 4,133 | 4,583 | −9.8% | 4.44 | 11.5 | 930.9/sq mi (359.4/km2) |
Iva | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 1,218 | 1,156 | +5.4% | 0.89 | 2.3 | 1,368.5/sq mi (528.4/km2) |
Jackson | Town | Mayor-Council | Aiken | 1,700 | 1,625 | +4.6% | 3.54 | 9.2 | 480.2/sq mi (185.4/km2) |
James Island[lower-alpha 1] | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | ||||||
Jamestown | Town | Mayor-Council | Berkeley | 72 | 97 | −25.8% | 0.61 | 1.6 | 118.0/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
Jefferson | Town | Council | Chesterfield | 753 | 704 | +7.0% | 1.80 | 4.7 | 418.3/sq mi (161.5/km2) |
Jenkinsville[lower-alpha 2] | Town | Mayor-Council | Fairfield | 46 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 511.1/sq mi (197.3/km2) | ||
Johnsonville | City | Council | Florence | 1,480 | 1,418 | +4.4% | 2.06 | 5.3 | 718.4/sq mi (277.4/km2) |
Johnston | Town | Mayor-Council | Edgefield | 2,362 | 2,336 | +1.1% | 2.65 | 6.9 | 891.3/sq mi (344.1/km2) |
Jonesville | Town | Council | Union | 911 | 982 | −7.2% | 1.01 | 2.6 | 902.0/sq mi (348.3/km2) |
Kershaw | Town | Council | Lancaster | 1,803 | 1,645 | +9.6% | 1.86 | 4.8 | 969.4/sq mi (374.3/km2) |
Kiawah Island | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 1,626 | 1,163 | +39.8% | 10.98 | 28.4 | 148.1/sq mi (57.2/km2) |
Kingstree | Town | Council-Manager | Williamsburg | 3,328 | 3,496 | −4.8% | 3.15 | 8.2 | 1,056.5/sq mi (407.9/km2) |
Kline | Town | Mayor-Council | Barnwell | 197 | 238 | −17.2% | 3.11 | 8.1 | 63.3/sq mi (24.5/km2) |
Lake City | City | Mayor-Council | Florence | 6,675 | 6,478 | +3.0% | 5.22 | 13.5 | 1,278.7/sq mi (493.7/km2) |
Lake View | Town | Mayor-Council | Dillon | 807 | 789 | +2.3% | 1.69 | 4.4 | 477.5/sq mi (184.4/km2) |
Lamar | Town | Mayor-Council | Darlington | 989 | 1,015 | −2.6% | 1.17 | 3.0 | 845.3/sq mi (326.4/km2) |
Lancaster | City | Council | Lancaster | 8,526 | 8,177 | +4.3% | 6.41 | 16.6 | 1,330.1/sq mi (513.6/km2) |
Landrum | City | Council | Spartanburg | 2,376 | 2,472 | −3.9% | 2.68 | 6.9 | 886.6/sq mi (342.3/km2) |
Lane | Town | Mayor-Council | Williamsburg | 508 | 585 | −13.2% | 3.95 | 10.2 | 128.6/sq mi (49.7/km2) |
Latta | Town | Council | Dillon | 1,379 | 1,410 | −2.2% | 1.10 | 2.8 | 1,253.6/sq mi (484.0/km2) |
Laurens | City | Mayor-Council | Laurens | 9,139 | 9,916 | −7.8% | 10.39 | 26.9 | 879.6/sq mi (339.6/km2) |
Lexington | Town | Council | Lexington | 17,870 | 9,793 | +82.5% | 8.87 | 23.0 | 2,014.7/sq mi (777.9/km2) |
Liberty | City | Mayor-Council | Pickens | 3,269 | 3,009 | +8.6% | 4.45 | 11.5 | 734.6/sq mi (283.6/km2) |
Lincolnville | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston Dorchester | 1,139 | 904 | +26.0% | 1.19 | 3.1 | 957.1/sq mi (369.6/km2) |
Little Mountain | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 291 | 255 | +14.1% | 1.42 | 3.7 | 204.9/sq mi (79.1/km2) |
Livingston | Town | Council | Orangeburg | 136 | 148 | −8.1% | 0.82 | 2.1 | 165.9/sq mi (64.0/km2) |
Lockhart | Town | Mayor-Council | Union | 488 | 39 | +1,151.3% | 0.31 | 0.80 | 1,574.2/sq mi (607.8/km2) |
Lodge | Town | Mayor-Council | Colleton | 120 | 114 | +5.3% | 3.14 | 8.1 | 38.2/sq mi (14.8/km2) |
Loris | City | Council | Horry | 2,396 | 2,079 | +15.2% | 4.55 | 11.8 | 526.6/sq mi (203.3/km2) |
Lowndesville | Town | Mayor-Council | Abbeville | 128 | 166 | −22.9% | 0.77 | 2.0 | 166.2/sq mi (64.2/km2) |
Lowrys | Town | Mayor-Council | Chester | 200 | 207 | −3.4% | 3.16 | 8.2 | 63.3/sq mi (24.4/km2) |
Luray | Town | Mayor-Council | Hampton | 127 | 115 | +10.4% | 1.03 | 2.7 | 123.3/sq mi (47.6/km2) |
Lyman | Town | Council | Spartanburg | 3,243 | 2,659 | +22.0% | 5.98 | 15.5 | 542.3/sq mi (209.4/km2) |
Lynchburg | Town | Council | Lee | 373 | 588 | −36.6% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 330.1/sq mi (127.4/km2) |
McBee | Town | Council | Chesterfield | 867 | 714 | +21.4% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 677.3/sq mi (261.5/km2) |
McClellanville | Town | Council | Charleston | 499 | 459 | +8.7% | 2.24 | 5.8 | 222.8/sq mi (86.0/km2) |
McColl | Town | Mayor-Council | Marlboro | 2,174 | 2,498 | −13.0% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 2,070.5/sq mi (799.4/km2) |
McConnells | Town | Council | York | 255 | 287 | −11.1% | 3.39 | 8.8 | 75.2/sq mi (29.0/km2) |
McCormick | Town | Mayor-Council | McCormick | 2,783 | 1,489 | +86.9% | 4.05 | 10.5 | 687.2/sq mi (265.3/km2) |
Manning | City | Council | Clarendon | 4,108 | 4,025 | +2.1% | 2.76 | 7.1 | 1,488.4/sq mi (574.7/km2) |
Marion | City | Mayor-Council | Marion | 6,939 | 7,042 | −1.5% | 4.42 | 11.4 | 1,569.9/sq mi (606.1/km2) |
Mauldin | City | Council | Greenville | 22,889 | 15,224 | +50.3% | 9.95 | 25.8 | 2,300.4/sq mi (888.2/km2) |
Mayesville | Town | Mayor-Council | Sumter | 731 | 1,001 | −27.0% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 716.7/sq mi (276.7/km2) |
Meggett | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 1,226 | 1,230 | −0.3% | 17.85 | 46.2 | 68.7/sq mi (26.5/km2) |
Moncks Corner | Town | Mayor-Council | Berkeley | 7,885 | 5,952 | +32.5% | 7.29 | 18.9 | 1,081.6/sq mi (417.6/km2) |
Monetta | Town | Mayor-Council | Aiken Saluda | 236 | 220 | +7.3% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 318.9/sq mi (123.1/km2) |
Mount Croghan | Town | Council | Chesterfield | 195 | 155 | +25.8% | 0.76 | 2.0 | 256.6/sq mi (99.1/km2) |
Mount Pleasant | Town | Council | Charleston | 67,843 | 47,609 | +42.5% | 45.08 | 116.8 | 1,504.9/sq mi (581.1/km2) |
Mullins | City | Council | Marion | 4,663 | 5,029 | −7.3% | 3.06 | 7.9 | 1,523.9/sq mi (588.4/km2) |
Myrtle Beach | City | Council-Manager | Horry | 27,109 | 22,759 | +19.1% | 23.32 | 60.4 | 1,162.5/sq mi (448.8/km2) |
Neeses | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 374 | 413 | −9.4% | 1.75 | 4.5 | 213.7/sq mi (82.5/km2) |
Newberry | City | Council-Manager | Newberry | 10,277 | 10,580 | −2.9% | 8.57 | 22.2 | 1,199.2/sq mi (463.0/km2) |
New Ellenton | City | Council | Aiken | 2,052 | 2,250 | −8.8% | 4.77 | 12.4 | 430.2/sq mi (166.1/km2) |
Nichols | Town | Mayor-Council | Marion | 368 | 408 | −9.8% | 1.41 | 3.7 | 261.0/sq mi (100.8/km2) |
Ninety Six | Town | Mayor-Council | Greenwood | 1,998 | 1,936 | +3.2% | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1,332.0/sq mi (514.3/km2) |
Norris | Town | Council | Pickens | 813 | 847 | −4.0% | 1.88 | 4.9 | 432.4/sq mi (167.0/km2) |
North | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 754 | 813 | −7.3% | 0.82 | 2.1 | 919.5/sq mi (355.0/km2) |
North Augusta | City | Mayor-Council | Aiken Edgefield | 21,348 | 17,574 | +21.5% | 20.03 | 51.9 | 1,065.8/sq mi (411.5/km2) |
North Charleston | City | Mayor-Council | Berkeley Charleston Dorchester | 97,471 | 79,641 | +22.4% | 73.19 | 189.6 | 1,331.8/sq mi (514.2/km2) |
North Myrtle Beach | City | Council-Manager | Horry | 13,752 | 10,974 | +25.3% | 17.09 | 44.3 | 804.7/sq mi (310.7/km2) |
Norway | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 337 | 389 | −13.4% | 0.80 | 2.1 | 421.3/sq mi (162.6/km2) |
Olanta | Town | Mayor-Council | Florence | 563 | 613 | −8.2% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 568.7/sq mi (219.6/km2) |
Olar | Town | Mayor-Council | Bamberg | 257 | 237 | +8.4% | 0.79 | 2.0 | 325.3/sq mi (125.6/km2) |
Orangeburg | City | Council | Orangeburg | 13,964 | 12,765 | +9.4% | 8.47 | 21.9 | 1,648.6/sq mi (636.5/km2) |
Pacolet | Town | Council | Spartanburg | 2,235 | 2,690 | −16.9% | 3.51 | 9.1 | 636.8/sq mi (245.9/km2) |
Pageland | Town | Council | Chesterfield | 2,760 | 2,521 | +9.5% | 4.37 | 11.3 | 631.6/sq mi (243.9/km2) |
Pamplico | Town | Council | Florence | 1,226 | 1,139 | +7.6% | 1.61 | 4.2 | 761.5/sq mi (294.0/km2) |
Parksville | Town | Mayor-Council | McCormick | 117 | 120 | −2.5% | 0.73 | 1.9 | 160.3/sq mi (61.9/km2) |
Patrick | Town | Mayor-Council | Chesterfield | 351 | 354 | −0.8% | 0.96 | 2.5 | 365.6/sq mi (141.2/km2) |
Pawleys Island | Town | Mayor-Council | Georgetown | 103 | 138 | −25.4% | 0.70 | 1.8 | 147.1/sq mi (56.8/km2) |
Paxville | Town | Mayor-Council | Clarendon | 185 | 248 | −25.4% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 176.2/sq mi (68.0/km2) |
Peak | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 64 | 61 | +4.9% | 0.39 | 1.0 | 164.1/sq mi (63.4/km2) |
Pelion | Town | Mayor-Council | Lexington | 674 | 553 | +21.9% | 3.60 | 9.3 | 187.2/sq mi (72.3/km2) |
Pelzer | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 89 | 97 | −8.2% | 0.18 | 0.47 | 494.4/sq mi (190.9/km2) |
Pendleton | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 2,964 | 2,966 | −0.1% | 3.79 | 9.8 | 782.1/sq mi (302.0/km2) |
Perry | Town | Mayor-Council | Aiken | 233 | 237 | −1.7% | 1.16 | 3.0 | 200.9/sq mi (77.6/km2) |
Pickens | City | Council | Pickens | 3,126 | 3,012 | +3.8% | 2.83 | 7.3 | 1,104.6/sq mi (426.5/km2) |
Pine Ridge | Town | Council | Lexington | 2,064 | 1,593 | +29.6% | 4.72 | 12.2 | 437.3/sq mi (168.8/km2) |
Pinewood | Town | Mayor-Council | Sumter | 538 | 459 | +17.2% | 1.07 | 2.8 | 502.8/sq mi (194.1/km2) |
Plum Branch | Town | Mayor-Council | McCormick | 82 | 98 | −16.3% | 0.36 | 0.93 | 227.8/sq mi (87.9/km2) |
Pomaria | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 179 | 177 | +1.1% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 172.1/sq mi (66.5/km2) |
Port Royal | Town | Council-Manager | Beaufort | 10,678 | 3,950 | +170.3% | 18.95 | 49.1 | 563.5/sq mi (217.6/km2) |
Prosperity | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 1,180 | 1,047 | +12.7% | 1.87 | 4.8 | 631.0/sq mi (243.6/km2) |
Quinby | Town | Mayor-Council | Florence | 932 | 842 | +10.7% | 1.35 | 3.5 | 690.4/sq mi (266.6/km2) |
Ravenel | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 2,465 | 2,214 | +11.3% | 12.64 | 32.7 | 195.0/sq mi (75.3/km2) |
Reevesville | Town | Mayor-Council | Dorchester | 196 | 207 | −5.3% | 1.61 | 4.2 | 121.7/sq mi (47.0/km2) |
Reidville | Town | Mayor-Council | Spartanburg | 601 | 478 | +25.7% | 1.68 | 4.4 | 357.7/sq mi (138.1/km2) |
Richburg | Town | Mayor-Council | Chester | 275 | 332 | −17.2% | 0.88 | 2.3 | 312.5/sq mi (120.7/km2) |
Ridgeland | Town | Council | Jasper | 4,036 | 2,518 | +60.3% | 44.45 | 115.1 | 90.8/sq mi (35.1/km2) |
Ridge Spring | Town | Mayor-Council | Saluda | 737 | 823 | −10.4% | 1.82 | 4.7 | 404.9/sq mi (156.4/km2) |
Ridgeville | Town | Mayor-Council | Dorchester | 1,979 | 1,690 | +17.1% | 1.80 | 4.7 | 1,099.4/sq mi (424.5/km2) |
Ridgeway | Town | Council | Fairfield | 319 | 328 | −2.7% | 0.48 | 1.2 | 664.6/sq mi (256.6/km2) |
Rock Hill | City | Council-Manager | York | 66,154 | 49,765 | +32.9% | 35.72 | 92.5 | 1,852.0/sq mi (715.1/km2) |
Rockville | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 134 | 137 | −2.2% | 0.42 | 1.1 | 319.0/sq mi (123.2/km2) |
Rowesville | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 304 | 378 | −19.6% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 366.3/sq mi (141.4/km2) |
Ruby | Town | Mayor-Council | Chesterfield | 360 | 348 | +3.4% | 2.47 | 6.4 | 145.7/sq mi (56.3/km2) |
St. George | Town | Council | Dorchester | 2,084 | 2,092 | −0.4% | 2.70 | 7.0 | 771.9/sq mi (298.0/km2) |
St. Matthews | Town | Council | Calhoun | 2,021 | 2,107 | −4.1% | 1.92 | 5.0 | 1,052.6/sq mi (406.4/km2) |
St. Stephen | Town | Mayor-Council | Berkeley | 1,697 | 1,776 | −4.4% | 2.39 | 6.2 | 710.0/sq mi (274.1/km2) |
Salem | Town | Council | Oconee | 135 | 126 | +7.1% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 162.7/sq mi (62.8/km2) |
Salley | Town | Council | Aiken | 398 | 410 | −2.9% | 0.75 | 1.9 | 530.7/sq mi (204.9/km2) |
Saluda | Town | Mayor-Council | Saluda | 3,565 | 3,066 | +16.3% | 3.25 | 8.4 | 1,096.9/sq mi (423.5/km2) |
Santee | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 961 | 740 | +29.9% | 2.11 | 5.5 | 455.5/sq mi (175.9/km2) |
Scotia | Town | Mayor-Council | Hampton | 215 | 227 | −5.3% | 3.16 | 8.2 | 68.0/sq mi (26.3/km2) |
Scranton | Town | Mayor-Council | Florence | 932 | 942 | −1.1% | 0.84 | 2.2 | 1,109.5/sq mi (428.4/km2) |
Seabrook Island | Town | Mayor-Council | Charleston | 1,714 | 1,250 | +37.1% | 5.97 | 15.5 | 287.1/sq mi (110.9/km2) |
Sellers | Town | Mayor-Council | Marion | 219 | 277 | −20.9% | 0.69 | 1.8 | 317.4/sq mi (122.5/km2) |
Seneca | City | Mayor-Council | Oconee | 8,102 | 7,652 | +5.9% | 7.55 | 19.6 | 1,073.1/sq mi (414.3/km2) |
Sharon | Town | Mayor-Council | York | 494 | 421 | +17.3% | 1.31 | 3.4 | 377.1/sq mi (145.6/km2) |
Silverstreet | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 162 | 216 | −25.0% | 3.35 | 8.7 | 48.4/sq mi (18.7/km2) |
Simpsonville | City | Council | Greenville | 18,238 | 14,352 | +27.1% | 8.81 | 22.8 | 2,070.1/sq mi (799.3/km2) |
Six Mile | Town | Council | Pickens | 675 | 553 | +22.1% | 2.04 | 5.3 | 330.9/sq mi (127.8/km2) |
Smoaks | Town | Council | Colleton | 126 | 140 | −10.0% | 1.63 | 4.2 | 77.3/sq mi (29.8/km2) |
Smyrna | Town | Mayor-Council | Cherokee York | 45 | 59 | −23.7% | 0.71 | 1.8 | 63.4/sq mi (24.5/km2) |
Snelling | Town | Mayor-Council | Barnwell | 274 | 246 | +11.4% | 4.04 | 10.5 | 67.8/sq mi (26.2/km2) |
Society Hill | Town | Mayor-Council | Darlington | 563 | 700 | −19.6% | 2.19 | 5.7 | 257.1/sq mi (99.3/km2) |
South Congaree | Town | Council | Lexington | 2,306 | 2,266 | +1.8% | 3.29 | 8.5 | 700.9/sq mi (270.6/km2) |
Spartanburg | City | Council-Manager | Spartanburg | 37,013 | 39,673 | −6.7% | 19.77 | 51.2 | 1,872.2/sq mi (722.9/km2) |
Springdale | Town | Council | Lexington | 2,636 | 2,877 | −8.4% | 2.73 | 7.1 | 965.6/sq mi (372.8/km2) |
Springfield | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 524 | 504 | +4.0% | 1.74 | 4.5 | 301.1/sq mi (116.3/km2) |
Starr | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 173 | 173 | 0.0% | 1.48 | 3.8 | 116.9/sq mi (45.1/km2) |
Stuckey | Town | Council | Williamsburg | 245 | 263 | −6.8% | 0.93 | 2.4 | 263.4/sq mi (101.7/km2) |
Sullivan's Island | Town | Council | Charleston | 1,791 | 1,911 | −6.3% | 2.50 | 6.5 | 716.4/sq mi (276.6/km2) |
Summerton | Town | Council | Clarendon | 1,000 | 1,061 | −5.7% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 781.3/sq mi (301.6/km2) |
Summerville | Town | Council | Berkeley Charleston Dorchester | 43,392 | 27,752 | +56.4% | 18.04 | 46.7 | 2,405.3/sq mi (928.7/km2) |
Summit | Town | Mayor-Council | Lexington | 402 | 219 | +83.6% | 1.49 | 3.9 | 269.8/sq mi (104.2/km2) |
Sumter | City | Council-Manager | Sumter | 40,524 | 39,643 | +2.2% | 32.09 | 83.1 | 1,262.8/sq mi (487.6/km2) |
Surfside Beach | Town | Council | Horry | 3,837 | 4,425 | −13.3% | 1.93 | 5.0 | 1,988.1/sq mi (767.6/km2) |
Swansea | Town | Council | Lexington | 827 | 533 | +55.2% | 2.03 | 5.3 | 407.4/sq mi (157.3/km2) |
Sycamore | Town | Council | Allendale | 180 | 185 | −2.7% | 3.17 | 8.2 | 56.8/sq mi (21.9/km2) |
Tatum | Town | Mayor-Council | Marlboro | 75 | 69 | +8.7% | 0.91 | 2.4 | 82.4/sq mi (31.8/km2) |
Tega Cay | City | Council-Manager | York | 7,620 | 4,044 | +88.4% | 3.87 | 10.0 | 1,969.0/sq mi (760.2/km2) |
Timmonsville | Town | Council | Florence | 2,320 | 2,315 | +0.2% | 2.59 | 6.7 | 895.8/sq mi (345.9/km2) |
Travelers Rest | City | Council | Greenville | 4,576 | 4,099 | +11.6% | 4.52 | 11.7 | 1,012.4/sq mi (390.9/km2) |
Trenton | Town | Mayor-Council | Edgefield | 196 | 226 | −13.3% | 1.26 | 3.3 | 155.6/sq mi (60.1/km2) |
Troy | Town | Mayor-Council | Greenwood | 93 | 105 | −11.4% | 0.80 | 2.1 | 116.3/sq mi (44.9/km2) |
Turbeville | Town | Council | Clarendon | 766 | 602 | +27.2% | 1.30 | 3.4 | 589.2/sq mi (227.5/km2) |
Ulmer | Town | Council | Allendale | 88 | 102 | −13.7% | 2.74 | 7.1 | 32.1/sq mi (12.4/km2) |
Union | City | Mayor-Council | Union | 8,393 | 8,793 | −4.5% | 8.08 | 20.9 | 1,038.7/sq mi (401.1/km2) |
Vance | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 170 | 208 | −18.3% | 0.51 | 1.3 | 333.3/sq mi (128.7/km2) |
Varnville | Town | Council | Hampton | 2,162 | 2,074 | +4.2% | 3.83 | 9.9 | 564.5/sq mi (218.0/km2) |
Wagener | Town | Council | Aiken | 797 | 863 | −7.6% | 1.17 | 3.0 | 681.2/sq mi (263.0/km2) |
Walhalla | City | Council | Oconee | 4,263 | 3,801 | +12.2% | 3.96 | 10.3 | 1,076.5/sq mi (415.6/km2) |
Walterboro | City | Council-Manager | Colleton | 5,398 | 5,153 | +4.8% | 6.49 | 16.8 | 831.7/sq mi (321.1/km2) |
Ward | Town | Mayor-Council | Saluda | 91 | 110 | −17.3% | 0.78 | 2.0 | 116.7/sq mi (45.0/km2) |
Ware Shoals | Town | Council | Abbeville Greenwood Laurens | 2,170 | 2,363 | −8.2% | 3.90 | 10.1 | 556.4/sq mi (214.8/km2) |
Waterloo | Town | Mayor-Council | Laurens | 166 | 203 | −18.2% | 1.40 | 3.6 | 118.6/sq mi (45.8/km2) |
Wellford | City | Mayor-Council | Spartanburg | 2,378 | 2,030 | +17.1% | 4.32 | 11.2 | 550.5/sq mi (212.5/km2) |
West Columbia | City | Council | Lexington | 14,988 | 13,064 | +14.7% | 6.99 | 18.1 | 2,144.2/sq mi (827.9/km2) |
Westminster | City | Council | Oconee | 2,418 | 2,743 | −11.8% | 3.41 | 8.8 | 709.1/sq mi (273.8/km2) |
West Pelzer | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 880 | 879 | +0.1% | 0.51 | 1.3 | 1,725.5/sq mi (666.2/km2) |
West Union | Town | Council | Oconee | 291 | 297 | −2.0% | 0.77 | 2.0 | 377.9/sq mi (145.9/km2) |
Whitmire | Town | Mayor-Council | Newberry | 1,441 | 1,512 | −4.7% | 1.24 | 3.2 | 1,162.1/sq mi (448.7/km2) |
Williams | Town | Mayor-Council | Colleton | 117 | 116 | +0.9% | 0.85 | 2.2 | 137.6/sq mi (53.1/km2) |
Williamston | Town | Mayor-Council | Anderson | 3,934 | 3,791 | +3.8% | 3.64 | 9.4 | 1,080.8/sq mi (417.3/km2) |
Williston | Town | Council | Barnwell | 3,139 | 3,307 | −5.1% | 8.95 | 23.2 | 350.7/sq mi (135.4/km2) |
Windsor | Town | Mayor-Council | Aiken | 121 | 127 | −4.7% | 0.66 | 1.7 | 183.3/sq mi (70.8/km2) |
Winnsboro | Town | Council-Manager | Fairfield | 3,550 | 3,599 | −1.4% | 3.23 | 8.4 | 1,099.1/sq mi (424.4/km2) |
Woodford | Town | Mayor-Council | Orangeburg | 185 | 196 | −5.6% | 0.79 | 2.0 | 234.2/sq mi (90.4/km2) |
Woodruff | City | Council-Manager | Spartanburg | 4,090 | 4,229 | −3.3% | 3.91 | 10.1 | 1,046.0/sq mi (403.9/km2) |
Yemassee | Town | Council | Beaufort Hampton | 1,027 | 807 | +27.3% | 4.51 | 11.7 | 227.7/sq mi (87.9/km2) |
York | City | Council-Manager | York | 7,736 | 6,985 | +10.8% | 8.21 | 21.3 | 942.3/sq mi (363.8/km2) |
Total | — | — | — | 1,635,791 | 1,410,830 | +15.9% | 1,756.85 | 4,550.2 | 931.1/sq mi (359.5/km2) |
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "South Carolina: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 7 – Municipal Corporations". Scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 1 – Incorporation". Scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 5 – Selection Of Forms Of Municipal Government". Scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- 1 2 "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 9 – Mayor-council Form Of Government". Scstatehouse.gov. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 11 – Council Form Of Government". Scstatehouse.gov. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Code of Laws – Title 5 – Chapter 13 – Council-manager Form Of Government". Scstatehouse.gov. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "Forms of Government by Population" (PDF). Municipal Association of South Carolina. March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "History". Town of James Island, South Carolina. 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "2000–2010 Entity Changes" (txt). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2016.