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Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there are 269 incorporated cities and towns in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Incorporated cities and towns

Columbia – Skyline from Arsenal Hill
Charleston – Atlantic Street at E. Battery Street
North Charleston – City Hall
Greenville – Skyline by night
Hilton Head Island – Harbour Town
Myrtle Beach

At incorporation, municipalities may choose to be named either "City of" or "Town of", however there is no legal difference between the two.[1]

 §   County seat

Place Name County(ies)[A] Type of
incorporation[2] 		Population
(2011)[3] 		Area
(2010)[4] 		Density (2010)
sq mi km2 /sq mi /km2
Abbeville § Abbeville County City 5,183 6.13 15.87 854.6 329.97
Aiken § Aiken County City 29,627 20.84 53.97 1,416.77 547.04
Allendale § Allendale County Town 3,482 3.31 8.57 1,051.96 406.18
Anderson § Anderson County City 26,871 14.64 37.91 1,822.94 703.86
Andrews Georgetown County
Williamsburg County		 Town 2,861 2.21 5.71 1,297.51 500.99
Arcadia Lakes Richland County Town 861 0.67 1.74 1,285.07 496.19
Atlantic Beach Horry County Town 334 0.16 0.41 2,087.5 806.02
Awendaw Charleston County Town 1,294 9.68 25.06 133.73 51.64
Aynor Horry County Town 560 1.86 4.81 301.56 116.44
Bamberg § Bamberg County City 3,607 3.59 9.31 1,003.62 387.51
Barnwell § Barnwell County City 4,750 8 20.71 593.9 229.31
Batesburg-Leesville Lexington County
Saluda County		 Town 5,451 7.89 20.43 679.68 262.44
Beaufort § Beaufort County City 12,534 33.58 86.97 368.12 142.14
Belton Anderson County City 4,134 3.86 9.98 1,072.37 414.06
Bennettsville § Marlboro County City 8,949 6.75 17.48 1,343.75 518.84
Bethune Kershaw County Town 334 1.1 2.85 303.64 117.24
Bishopville § Lee County City 3,471 2.37 6.14 1,465.18 565.73
Blacksburg Cherokee County Town 1,848 1.87 4.85 987.18 381.17
Blackville Barnwell County Town 2,406 9.03 23.4 266.33 102.83
Blenheim Marlboro County Town 154 0.65 1.69 235.83 91.06
Bluffton Beaufort County Town 12,734 53.51 138.59 234.16 90.41
Blythewood Richland County
Fairfield County		 Town 2,034 9.76 25.27 208.44 80.48
Bonneau Berkeley County Town 487 2.39 6.18 204.02 78.78
Bowman Orangeburg County Town 968 1.2 3.1 808.69 312.25
Branchville Orangeburg County Town 1,024 3.14 8.14 325.91 125.84
Briarcliffe Acres Horry County Town 457 0.66 1.7 697.71 269.4
Brunson Hampton County Town 554 1.02 2.63 544.74 210.33
Burnettown Aiken County Town 2,673 6.03 15.62 443.28 171.16
Calhoun Falls Abbeville County Town 2,004 3.46 8.96 579.19 223.63
Camden § Kershaw County City 6,902 11.39 29.49 600.46 231.85
Cameron Calhoun County Town 424 3.13 8.09 135.68 52.39
Campobello Spartanburg County Town 502 2.79 7.23 179.8 69.42
Carlisle Union County Town 436 1.42 3.67 307.91 118.89
Cayce Lexington County
Richland County		 City 12,743 17.42 45.11 719.26 277.72
Central Pacolet Spartanburg County Town 216 0.25 0.647 864 333.8
Central Pickens County Town 5,175 2.69 6.96 1,917.84 740.77
Chapin Lexington County Town 1,445 2.02 5.24 714.64 275.93
Charleston § Charleston County
Berkeley County		 City 122,689 108.98 282.25 1,125.79 434.68
Cheraw Chesterfield County Town 5,830 5.46 14.13 1,072.2 413.99
Chesnee Spartanburg County
Cherokee County		 City 868 1.14 2.94 763.41 294.77
Chester § Chester County City 5,570 3.27 8.46 1,716.25 662.67
Chesterfield § Chesterfield County Town 1,472 4.05 10.48 363.91 140.51
Clemson Pickens County
Anderson County		 City 13,946 7.9 20.47 1,759.68 679.44
Clinton Laurens County City 8,489 9.94 25.75 853.87 329.69
Clio Marlboro County Town 726 0.86 2.22 848.13 327.48
Clover York County Town 5,196 4.47 11.58 1,139.6 440.02
Columbia § Richland County
Lexington County		 City 130,591 134.93 349.45 958.07 369.93
Conway § Horry County City 17,513 22.78 59.01 750.69 289.85
Cope Orangeburg County Town 77 0.25 0.65 308 118.92
Cordova Orangeburg County Town 169 0.44 1.13 387.61 149.66
Cottageville Colleton County Town 762 3.42 8.85 223.07 86.13
Coward Florence County Town 752 3.53 9.15 212.91 82.21
Cowpens Spartanburg County Town 2,162 2.36 6.11 916.88 354.02
Cross Hill Laurens County Town 507 3.09 8.01 164.02 63.33
Darlington § Darlington County City 6,254 4.55 11.78 1,383.11 534.04
Denmark Bamberg County City 3,538 3.84 9.94 921.59 355.84
Dillon § Dillon County City 6,726 5.24 13.56 1,296.41 500.56
Donalds Abbeville County Town 348 0.84 2.17 415.27 160.34
Due West Abbeville County Town 1,247 1.64 4.25 760.37 293.59
Duncan Spartanburg County Town 3,181 4.78 12.37 665.9 257.11
Easley Pickens County
Anderson County		 City 20,058 12.28 31.8 1,628.36 628.73
Eastover Richland County Town 813 3.32 8.61 244.66 94.47
Edgefield § Edgefield County Town 4,750 4.3 11.13 1,104.91 426.62
Edisto Beach Colleton County Town 414 5.46 14.14 75.85 29.29
Ehrhardt Bamberg County Town 545 3.11 8.06 175.13 67.62
Elgin Kershaw County Town 1,311 4.88 12.63 268.87 103.81
Elko Barnwell County Town 193 1.05 2.72 183.98 71.04
Elloree Orangeburg County Town 692 0.96 2.47 724.61 279.78
Estill Hampton County Town 2,040 3.23 8.37 631.58 243.86
Eutawville Orangeburg County Town 315 0.95 2.47 330.88 127.76
Fairfax Allendale County Town 2,025 2.1 5.43 965.2 372.68
Florence § Florence County City 37,326 20.93 54.22 1,770.13 683.48
Folly Beach Charleston County City 2,617 18.87 48.87 138.69 53.55
Forest Acres Richland County City 10,496 4.97 12.86 2,085.97 805.42
Fort Lawn Chester County Town 895 1.39 3.61 642.5 248.08
Fort Mill York County Town 11,027 16.6 42.98 651.46 251.54
Fountain Inn Greenville County
Laurens County		 City 7,937 7.92 20.51 984.6 380.17
Furman Hampton County Town 239 3.12 8.08 76.65 29.6
Gaffney § Cherokee County City 12,456 8.35 21.63 1,486.71 574.04
Gaston Lexington County Town 1,645 5.31 13.76 309.56 119.53
Georgetown § Georgetown County City 9,138 7.52 19.47 1,219.13 470.73
Gifford Hampton County Town 288 0.97 2.5 297.83 115
Gilbert Lexington County Town 565 2.77 7.18 203.82 78.7
Goose Creek Berkeley County
 City 37,035 40.85 105.81 879.67 339.65
Govan Bamberg County Town 65 0.75 1.95 86.44 33.37
Gray Court Laurens County Town 795 1.87 4.85 424.23 163.8
Great Falls Chester County Town 1,979 4.38 11.34 451.93 174.5
Greeleyville Williamsburg County Town 438 1.22 3.17 358.14 138.28
Greenville § Greenville County City 60,379 28.82 74.63 2,026.89 782.61
Greenwood § Greenwood County City 23,342 16.35 42.34 1,420.31 548.4
Greer Greenville County
Spartanburg County		 City 26,002 22.72 58.85 1,122.82 433.54
Hampton § Hampton County Town 2,808 4.53 11.72 620.28 239.5
Hanahan Berkeley County City 18,579 11.51 29.81 1,563.6 603.73
Hardeeville Jasper County City 2,952 45.27 117.24 65.21 25.18
Harleyville Dorchester County Town 677 1.15 2.98 587.67 226.91
Hartsville Darlington County City 7,723 6.16 15.96 1,260.19 486.58
Heath Springs Lancaster County Town 790 1.63 4.21 486.15 187.71
Hemingway Williamsburg County Town 459 0.85 2.2 539.37 208.26
Hickory Grove York County Town 440 1.67 4.33 263.32 101.67
Hilda Barnwell County Town 447 3.11 8.05 143.82 55.53
Hilton Head Island Beaufort County Town 37,675 69.13 179.05 536.62 207.2
Hodges Greenwood County Town 155 0.78 2.03 197.96 76.43
Holly Hill Orangeburg County Town 1,277 1.31 3.4 973.32 375.81
Hollywood Charleston County Town 4,714 24.52 63.49 192.29 74.25
Honea Path Anderson County
Abbeville County		 Town 3,597 3.62 9.38 993.65 383.66
Inman Spartanburg County City 2,321 1.44 3.73 1,611.81 622.34
Irmo Richland County
Lexington County		 Town 11,283 6.26 16.22 1,772.4 684.35
Isle of Palms Charleston County City 4,133 5.44 14.08 760.3 293.56
Iva Anderson County Town 1,218 0.9 2.32 1,360.89 525.46
Jackson Aiken County Town 1,700 3.55 9.18 479.41 185.11
Jamestown Berkeley County Town 72 0.61 1.57 118.81 45.88
Jefferson Chesterfield County Town 753 1.81 4.68 416.71 160.9
Jenkinsville Fairfield County Town 46 0.09 0.23 516.85 199.57
Johnsonville Florence County City 1,480 2.09 5.4 709.49 273.95
Johnston Edgefield County Town 2,362 2.73 7.08 863.94 333.58
Jonesville Union County Town 911 1.02 2.65 890.52 343.84
Kershaw Lancaster County Town 1,803 1.86 4.81 970.92 374.89
Kiawah Island Charleston County Town 1,626 13.45 34.83 120.9 46.68
Kingstree § Williamsburg County Town 3,328 3.18 8.23 1,047.2 404.34
Kline Barnwell County Town 197 3.13 8.11 62.92 24.29
Lake City Florence County City 6,725 5.23 13.55 1,276.05 492.7
Lake View Dillon County Town 807 1.69 4.37 478.08 184.59
Lamar Darlington County Town 989 1.17 3.03 845.3 326.38
Lancaster § Lancaster County City 8,667 6.5 16.83 1,312.1 506.62
Landrum Spartanburg County City 2,376 2.69 6.96 884.59 341.55
Lane Williamsburg County Town 508 3.95 10.23 128.61 49.66
Latta Dillon County Town 1,379 1.1 2.84 1,258.21 485.81
Laurens § Laurens County City 9,134 10.39 26.9 879.93 339.76
Lexington § Lexington County Town 18,179 8.95 23.17 1,997.09 771.11
Liberty Pickens County City 3,269 4.46 11.56 732.3 282.75
Lincolnville Charleston County
Dorchester County		 Town 1,139 1.19 3.08 957.14 369.57
Little Mountain Newberry County Town 291 1.42 3.67 205.36 79.29
Livingston Orangeburg County Town 136 0.82 2.11 166.87 64.43
Lockhart Union County Town 488 0.41 1.06 1,193.15 460.7
Lodge Colleton County Town 120 3.14 8.14 38.17 14.74
Loris Horry County City 2,396 4.57 11.83 524.63 202.57
Lowndesville Abbeville County Town 128 0.78 2.01 165.16 63.77
Lowrys Chester County Town 200 3.16 8.19 63.27 24.43
Luray Hampton County Town 127 1.03 2.68 122.94 47.47
Lyman Spartanburg County Town 3,243 6.56 16.99 494.28 190.85
Lynchburg Lee County Town 373 1.13 2.93 329.51 127.23
Manning § Clarendon County City 4,108 2.76 7.15 1,488.41 574.55
Marion § Marion County City 6,894 4.42 11.45 1,159.73 602.10
Mauldin Greenville County City 23,408 9.95 25.78 2,352.56 907.99
Mayesville Sumter County Town 731 3.42 8.86 213.74 82.53
McBee Chesterfield County Town 867 2.76 7.15 313.9 121.2
McClellanville Charleston County Town 499 4.42 11.45 112.87 43.58
McColl Marlboro County Town 2,174 10 25.9 217.4 83.94
McConnells York County Town 255 1.02 2.65 249.02 96.15
McCormick § McCormick County Town 2,783 3.04 7.88 915.16 353.36
Meggett Charleston County Town 1,226 18.42 47.71 66.56 25.7
Moncks Corner § Berkeley County Town 8,151 7.42 19.21 1,062.81 410.37
Monetta Aiken County
Saluda County		 Town 236 0.74 1.91 320.22 123.64
Mount Croghan Chesterfield County Town 195 0.76 1.97 256.92 99.2
Mount Pleasant Charleston County Town 69,357 45.08 116.76 1,538.53 594.01
Mullins Marion County City 4,663 3.06 7.94 1,521.87 587.62
Myrtle Beach Horry County City 27,820 23.57 61.03 1,150.34 444.17
Neeses Orangeburg County Town 374 1.75 4.54 213.35 82.38
New Ellenton Aiken County City 2,052 8.58 22.22 239.22 92.37
Newberry § Newberry County City 10,332 4.78 12.37 2,151.35 830.67
Nichols Marion County Town 368 1.41 3.64 261.74 101.06
Ninety Six Greenwood County Town 1,998 1.5 3.88 1,333.78 514.99
Norris Pickens County Town 813 1.88 4.88 431.53 166.62
North Augusta Aiken County
Edgefield County		 City 21,435 20.03 51.88 1,070.14 413.16
North Charleston Berkeley County
Charleston County
Dorchester County		 City 99,727 73.19 189.56 1,331.8 502.96
North Myrtle Beach Horry County City 14,118 17.09 44.27 826.10 318.91
North Orangeburg County Town 754 5.19 13.43 145.36 56.13
Norway Orangeburg County Town 337 0.8 2.07 421.25 162.65
Olanta Florence County Town 563 1 2.59 563.56 217.6
Olar Bamberg County Town 257 0.79 2.03 327.39 126.41
Orangeburg § Orangeburg County City 13,885 8.48 21.96 1,646.89 635.89
Pacolet Spartanburg County Town 2,235 3.53 9.15 632.61 244.26
Pageland Chesterfield County Town 2,760 4.41 11.42 625.71 241.6
Pamplico Florence County Town 1,226 1.62 4.19 757.73 292.57
Parksville McCormick County Town 117 0.73 1.89 160.71 62.05
Patrick Chesterfield County Town 351 0.96 2.48 366.01 141.32
Pawleys Island Georgetown County Town 103 0.99 2.57 103.83 40.09
Paxville Clarendon County Town 185 1.05 2.72 176.02 67.97
Peak Newberry County Town 64 0.39 1.01 164.1 63.36
Pelion Lexington County Town 674 3.69 9.55 182.8 70.58
Pelzer Anderson County Town 89 0.19 0.49 468.42 180.86
Pendleton Anderson County Town 2,964 3.82 9.89 776.53 299.83
Perry Aiken County Town 233 1.16 3.01 200.52 77.42
Pickens § Pickens County City 3,126 2.85 7.38 1,096.84 423.51
Pine Ridge Lexington County Town 2,064 4.76 12.32 433.89 167.53
Pinewood Sumter County Town 538 1.07 2.77 502.33 193.96
Plum Branch McCormick County Town 82 0.36 0.94 226.52 87.46
Pomaria Newberry County Town 179 1.05 2.71 170.96 66.01
Port Royal Beaufort County Town 10,790 22.01 57 485.14 187.32
Prosperity Newberry County Town 1,180 1.87 4.85 630.34 243.38
Quinby Florence County Town 932 1.35 3.49 691.39 266.96
Ravenel Charleston County Town 2,465 12.64 32.74 194.98 75.29
Reevesville Dorchester County Town 196 1.63 4.22 120.39 46.49
Reidville Spartanburg County Town 601 1.7 4.41 352.91 136.26
Richburg Chester County Town 275 0.88 2.27 313.93 121.21
Ridge Spring Saluda County Town 737 1.85 4.79 398.38 158.86
Ridgeland § Jasper County Town 4,036 44.71 115.8 90.27 34.85
Ridgeville Dorchester County Town 1,979 1.8 4.65 1,101.89 425.46
Ridgeway Fairfield County Town 319 0.49 1.26 657.73 253.96
Rock Hill York County City 67,423 35.88 92.93 1,843.6 711.84
Rockville Charleston County Town 134 0.51 1.33 260.7 100.66
Rowesville Orangeburg County Town 304 0.83 2.15 365.38 141.08
Ruby Chesterfield County Town 360 2.47 6.39 145.81 56.3
St. George § Dorchester County Town 2,084 4.24 10.98 491.39 189.73
St. Matthews § Calhoun County Town 2,021 2.76 7.14 732.78 282.94
St. Stephen Berkeley County Town 1,697 1.74 4.5 975.85 376.79
Salem Oconee County Town 135 6.37 16.49 21.2 8.19
Salley Aiken County Town 398 2.7 7 147.24 56.85
Saluda § Saluda County Town 3,565 1.93 4.99 1,849.07 713.95
Santee Orangeburg County Town 961 0.76 1.97 1,262.81 487.59
Scotia Hampton County Town 215 2.03 5.26 105.86 40.87
Scranton Florence County Town 932 3.36 8.7 277.46 107.13
Seabrook Island Charleston County Town 1,714 2.12 5.49 808.87 312.32
Sellers Marion County Town 219 2.39 6.2 91.48 35.32
Seneca Oconee County City 8,117 7.55 19.56 1,075.10 414.98
Sharon York County Town 494 7 18.14 70.54 27.24
Silverstreet Newberry County Town 162 7.7 19.94 21.04 8.12
Simpsonville Greenville County City 18,652 8.81 22.82 2,117.14 817.35
Six Mile Pickens County Town 675 5.55 14.38 121.6 46.95
Smoaks Colleton County Town 126 3.35 8.67 37.65 14.54
Smyrna York County
Cherokee County		 Town 45 8.83 22.88 5.09 1.97
Snelling Barnwell County Town 274 2.05 5.31 133.66 51.61
Society Hill Darlington County Town 563 1.63 4.22 345.4 133.36
South Congaree Lexington County Town 2,306 3.29 8.50 700.91 271.29
Spartanburg § Spartanburg County City 37,334 19.769 51.20 1,888.42 729.18
Springdale Lexington County Town 2,636 3.58 9.26 737.34 284.7
Springfield Orangeburg County Town 524 2.4 6.21 218.52 84.37
Starr Anderson County Town 173 1.48 3.83 117.05 45.19
Stuckey Williamsburg County Town 245 0.94 2.42 262.03 101.17
Sullivan's Island Charleston County Town 1,791 3.44 8.91 520.79 201.09
Summerton Clarendon County Town 1,000 1.28 3.32 779.42 300.95
Summerville Dorchester County
Berkeley County
Charleston County		 Town 44,783 18.05 46.74 2,481.05 958.13
Summit Lexington County Town 402 1.49 3.86 269.98 104.24
Sumter § Sumter County City 40,526 32.29 83.63 1,255.04 484.59
Surfside Beach Horry County Town 3,837 1.95 5.06 1,963.66 758.2
Swansea Lexington County Town 827 2.09 5.41 396.26 153
Sycamore Allendale County Town 180 3.18 8.24 56.6 21.86
Tatum Marlboro County Town 75 0.91 2.35 82.6 31.89
Tega Cay York County City 7,773 4.56 11.82 1,669.59 644.65
Timmonsville Florence County Town 2,320 2.59 6.71 896.1 346
Travelers Rest Greenville County City 4,576 4.55 11.77 1,006.6 388.66
Trenton Edgefield County Town 196 1.28 3.3 153.61 59.31
Troy Greenwood County Town 93 0.8 2.07 116.4 44.94
Turbeville Clarendon County Town 766 1.3 3.37 588.78 227.34
Ulmer Allendale County Town 88 2.75 7.13 31.98 12.35
Union § Union County City 8,311 8.08 20.94 1,038.22 400.87
Vance Orangeburg County Town 170 0.51 1.31 336.63 129.98
Varnville Hampton County Town 2,162 3.83 9.92 564.2 217.84
Wagener Aiken County Town 797 1.18 3.06 674.85 260.57
Walhalla § Oconee County City 4,263 4.02 10.41 1,060.45 409.46
Walterboro § Colleton County City 5,360 6.49 16.8 832 321.25
Ward Saluda County Town 91 0.78 2.01 117.27 45.28
Ware Shoals Greenwood County
Abbeville County
Laurens County		 Town 2,170 4.02 10.4 540.34 208.63
Waterloo Laurens County Town 166 1.4 3.62 118.74 45.85
Wellford Spartanburg County City 2,378 4.34 11.24 547.8 211.51
West Columbia Lexington County City 15,463 7.2 18.66 2,080.8 803.43
West Pelzer Anderson County Town 880 3.41 8.83 257.99 99.61
West Union Oconee County Town 291 0.51 1.32 569.47 219.88
Westminster Oconee County City 2,418 3.41 8.82 709.09 274.15
Whitmire Newberry County Town 1,441 1.24 3.2 1,165.86 450.16
Williams Colleton County Town 117 0.85 2.19 138.13 53.34
Williamston Anderson County Town 3,934 3.68 9.53 1,069.31 412.88
Williston Barnwell County Town 3,139 9.02 23.35 348.16 134.43
Windsor Aiken County Town 121 0.66 1.7 183.89 71
Winnsboro § Fairfield County Town 3,550 2.63 6.82 1,347.76 520.39
Woodford Orangeburg County Town 185 0.79 2.03 235.67 91
Woodruff Spartanburg County City 4,090 3.93 10.19 1,039.92 401.53
Yemassee Hampton County
Beaufort County		 Town 1,027 4.51 11.68 227.72 87.92
York § York County City 7,888 8.33 21.57 928.91 358.67

Census-designated places

There are 126 census-designated places in South Carolina.

Place Name County(ies)[A] Population
(2010)[3] 		Area (2010)[4] Density (2010)
Alcolu Clarendon County 429 4.57 sq mi (11.84 km2) 93.87/sq mi (36.25/km2)
Antreville Abbeville County 140 3.9 sq mi (10.09 km2) 35.94/sq mi (13.88/km2)
Arcadia Spartanburg County 2,634 1.97 sq mi (5.09 km2) 1,340.46/sq mi (517.57/km2)
Arial Pickens County 2,543 4.69 sq mi (12.16 km2) 541.76/sq mi (209.18/km2)
Belvedere Aiken County 5,792 3.51 sq mi (9.09 km2) 1,650.14/sq mi (637.15/km2)
Berea Greenville County 14,295 8 sq mi (20.72 km2) 1,787.1/sq mi (690.03/km2)
Boiling Springs Spartanburg County 8,219 6.84 sq mi (17.71 km2) 1,202.14/sq mi (464.16/km2)
Bonneau Beach Berkeley County 1,929 3.07 sq mi (7.94 km2) 629.16/sq mi (242.93/km2)
Boykin Kershaw County 100 7.07 sq mi (18.31 km2) 14.15/sq mi (5.46/km2)
Bradley Greenwood County 170 7.86 sq mi (20.36 km2) 21.63/sq mi (8.35/km2)
Brookdale Orangeburg County 4,873 3.64 sq mi (9.43 km2) 1,338.74/sq mi (516.91/km2)
Bucksport Horry County 876 4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2) 207.39/sq mi (80.08/km2)
Buffalo Union County 1,266 4.03 sq mi (10.42 km2) 314.53/sq mi (121.45/km2)
Burton Beaufort County 6,976 8.56 sq mi (22.16 km2) 815.33/sq mi (314.81/km2)
Cane Savannah Sumter County 1,117 3.69 sq mi (9.55 km2) 302.87/sq mi (116.94/km2)
Catawba York County 1,343 10.35 sq mi (26.81 km2) 129.72/sq mi (50.09/km2)
Centerville Anderson County 6,586 5.94 sq mi (15.37 km2) 1,109.5/sq mi (428.4/km2)
Cherryvale Sumter County 2,496 1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2) 1,356.52/sq mi (523.77/km2)
City View Greenville County 1,345 0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2) 2,566.79/sq mi (991.08/km2)
Clarks Hill McCormick County 381 3.2 sq mi (8.28 km2) 119.21/sq mi (46.03/km2)
Clearwater Aiken County 4,370 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km2) 1,013.69/sq mi (391.4/km2)
Clifton Spartanburg County 541 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) 475.4/sq mi (183.56/km2)
Cokesbury Greenwood County 215 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2) 362.56/sq mi (139.99/km2)
Converse Spartanburg County 608 0.7 sq mi (1.82 km2) 867.33/sq mi (334.89/km2)
Coronaca Greenwood County 191 1.7 sq mi (4.39 km2) 112.62/sq mi (43.48/km2)
Cross Anchor Spartanburg County 126 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2) 161.95/sq mi (62.53/km2)
Dalzell Sumter County 3,059 5.93 sq mi (15.37 km2) 515.5/sq mi (199.04/km2)
Dentsville Richland County 14,062 6.9 sq mi (17.87 km2) 2,037.97/sq mi (786.89/km2)
Dunean Greenville County 3,671 1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2) 2,326.36/sq mi (898.24/km2)
East Gaffney Cherokee County 3,085 3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2) 1,007.18/sq mi (388.89/km2)
East Sumter Sumter County 1,343 1.21 sq mi (3.14 km2) 1,106.26/sq mi (427.14/km2)
Edisto Orangeburg County 2,559 2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2) 1,088.94/sq mi (420.45/km2)
Elgin Lancaster County 2,607 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) 2,459.43/sq mi (949.63/km2)
Enoree Spartanburg County 665 1.58 sq mi (4.1 km2) 419.82/sq mi (162.1/km2)
Eureka Mill Chester County 1,476 1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2) 1,143.3/sq mi (441.45/km2)
Fair Play Oconee County
Anderson County		 687 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) 207.36/sq mi (80.07/km2)
Fairforest Spartanburg County 1,693 6.76 sq mi (17.51 km2) 250.44/sq mi (96.7/km2)
Fingerville Spartanburg County 134 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) 549.18/sq mi (212.05/km2)
Five Forks Greenville County 14,140 7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2) 1,857.35/sq mi (717.15/km2)
Forestbrook Horry County 4,612 3.74 sq mi (9.68 km2) 1,234.15/sq mi (476.52/km2)
Gadsden Richland County 1,632 11.51 sq mi (29.8 km2) 141.83/sq mi (54.76/km2)
Gantt Greenville County 14,229 9.93 sq mi (25.72 km2) 1,433.07/sq mi (553.33/km2)
Garden City Horry County 9,209 5.45 sq mi (14.11 km2) 1,690.35/sq mi (652.67/km2)
Gayle Mill Chester County 913 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) 1,396.02/sq mi (539.03/km2)
Glendale Spartanburg County 307 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) 1,448.11/sq mi (559.14/km2)
Gloverville Aiken County 2,831 3.64 sq mi (9.42 km2) 778.39/sq mi (300.55/km2)
Golden Grove Greenville County 2,467 5.8 sq mi (15.01 km2) 425.64/sq mi (164.35/km2)
Gramling Spartanburg County 86 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) 84.9/sq mi (32.78/km2)
Graniteville Aiken County 2,614 3.33 sq mi (8.61 km2) 786.17/sq mi (303.55/km2)
Homeland Park Anderson County 6,296 4.73 sq mi (12.24 km2) 1,332.49/sq mi (514.49/km2)
Hopkins Richland County 2,882 16.53 sq mi (42.81 km2) 174.35/sq mi (67.32/km2)
India Hook York County 3,328 3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2) 940.38/sq mi (363.09/km2)
Inman Mills Spartanburg County 1,050 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) 921.86/sq mi (355.94/km2)
Irwin Lancaster County 1,405 2.99 sq mi (7.74 km2) 470.06/sq mi (181.5/km2)
Islandton Colleton County 70 2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2) 25.28/sq mi (9.76/km2)
Jacksonboro Colleton County 478 14.47 sq mi (37.46 km2) 33.05/sq mi (12.76/km2)
Joanna Laurens County 1,539 3.14 sq mi (8.14 km2) 489.66/sq mi (189.07/km2)
Judson Greenville County 2,050 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) 2,588.38/sq mi (999.41/km2)
Ladson Berkeley County
Charleston County		 13,790 7.02 sq mi (18.19 km2) 1,963.55/sq mi (758.16/km2)
Lake Murray of Richland Richland County 5,484 8.7 sq mi (22.53 km2) 630.49/sq mi (243.44/km2)
Lake Secession Abbeville County 1,083 7.22 sq mi (18.69 km2) 150.1/sq mi (57.96/km2)
Lake Wylie York County 8,841 7.73 sq mi (20.03 km2) 1,143.43/sq mi (441.5/km2)
Lakewood Sumter County 3,032 10.59 sq mi (27.42 km2) 286.39/sq mi (110.58/km2)
Langley Aiken County 1,447 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) 1,254.99/sq mi (484.57/km2)
Laurel Bay Beaufort County 5,891 5.39 sq mi (13.96 km2) 1,093.15/sq mi (422.08/km2)
Lesslie York County 3,112 6.13 sq mi (15.88 km2) 507.58/sq mi (195.99/km2)
Little River Horry County 8,960 10.83 sq mi (28.04 km2) 827.64/sq mi (319.56/km2)
Lugoff Kershaw County 7,434 15.29 sq mi (39.59 km2) 486.36/sq mi (187.79/km2)
Lydia Darlington County 642 2.64 sq mi (6.85 km2) 242.91/sq mi (93.79/km2)
Mayo Spartanburg County 1,592 4.05 sq mi (10.49 km2) 392.89/sq mi (151.7/km2)
Modoc McCormick County 218 7.17 sq mi (18.57 km2) 30.4/sq mi (11.74/km2)
Monarch Mill Union County 1,811 5.61 sq mi (14.54 km2) 322.64/sq mi (124.58/km2)
Mount Carmel McCormick County 216 9.19 sq mi (23.8 km2) 23.51/sq mi (9.08/km2)
Mountville Laurens County 108 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) 37.76/sq mi (14.58/km2)
Mulberry Sumter County 529 1.98 sq mi (5.13 km2) 267.04/sq mi (103.11/km2)
Murphys Estates Edgefield County 1,441 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) 690.8/sq mi (266.73/km2)
Murrells Inlet Georgetown County 7,547 7.53 sq mi (19.49 km2) 1,002.66/sq mi (387.14/km2)
Newport York County 4,136 8.77 sq mi (22.72 km2) 471.5/sq mi (182.05/km2)
Newry Oconee County 172 0.3 sq mi (0.76 km2) 583.05/sq mi (225.12/km2)
North Hartsville Darlington County 3,251 76.65 sq mi (198.51 km2) 42.41/sq mi (16.38/km2)
Northlake Anderson County 3,745 17.69 sq mi (45.82 km2) 211.67/sq mi (81.73/km2)
Oak Grove Lexington County 10,291 6.69 sq mi (17.32 km2) 1,538.96/sq mi (594.21/km2)
Oakland Sumter County 1,232 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2) 1,795.92/sq mi (693.43/km2)
Oswego Sumter County 84 1.21 sq mi (3.12 km2) 69.71/sq mi (26.92/km2)
Parker Greenville County 11,431 6.87 sq mi (17.79 km2) 1,664.39/sq mi (642.64/km2)
Piedmont Anderson County
Greenville County		 5,103 8.77 sq mi (22.7 km2) 582.2/sq mi (224.8/km2)
Pinopolis Berkeley County 948 1.43 sq mi (3.71 km2) 662.01/sq mi (255.61/km2)
Powdersville Anderson County 7,618 14 sq mi (36.26 km2) 544.07/sq mi (210.07/km2)
Princeton Laurens County 62 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) 82.78/sq mi (31.96/km2)
Privateer Sumter County 2,349 8.23 sq mi (21.3 km2) 285.59/sq mi (110.27/km2)
Promised Land Greenwood County 511 1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2) 327.77/sq mi (126.56/km2)
Red Bank Lexington County 9,617 12.04 sq mi (31.17 km2) 799.02/sq mi (308.51/km2)
Red Hill Horry County 13,223 11.35 sq mi (29.39 km2) 1,165.12/sq mi (449.87/km2)
Rembert Sumter County 306 3.84 sq mi (9.93 km2) 79.77/sq mi (30.8/km2)
Riverview York County 681 1.52 sq mi (3.95 km2) 446.85/sq mi (172.54/km2)
Roebuck Spartanburg County 2,200 4.31 sq mi (11.16 km2) 510.44/sq mi (197.09/km2)
Russellville Berkeley County 488 3.75 sq mi (9.72 km2) 130.03/sq mi (50.21/km2)
St. Andrews Richland County 20,493 19.89 sq mi (51.5 km2) 1,030.52/sq mi (397.9/km2)
Sangaree Berkeley County 8,220 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2) 3,442.21/sq mi (1329.09/km2)
Sans Souci Greenville County 7,869 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) 9,492.16/sq mi (3665.07/km2)
Saxon Spartanburg County 3,424 3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2) 1,040.41/sq mi (401.72/km2)
Seven Oaks Lexington County 15,144 0.84 sq mi (2.19 km2) 17,943.13/sq mi (6928.12/km2)
Shell Point Beaufort County 2,336 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 3,370.85/sq mi (1301.54/km2)
Shiloh Sumter County 214 7.61 sq mi (19.7 km2) 28.14/sq mi (10.86/km2)
Slater-Marietta Greenville County 2,176 9.75 sq mi (25.26 km2) 223.09/sq mi (86.14/km2)
Socastee Horry County 19,952 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km2) 4,624.94/sq mi (1785.76/km2)
South Sumter Sumter County 2,411 4.09 sq mi (10.58 km2) 590.21/sq mi (227.89/km2)
Southern Shops Spartanburg County 3,767 13.87 sq mi (35.92 km2) 271.61/sq mi (104.87/km2)
Springdale Lancaster County 2,574 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) 772.97/sq mi (298.46/km2)
Startex Spartanburg County 859 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) 552.41/sq mi (213.29/km2)
Stateburg Sumter County 1,380 4.68 sq mi (12.12 km2) 294.87/sq mi (113.85/km2)
Taylors Greenville County 21,617 10.74 sq mi (27.82 km2) 2,012.57/sq mi (777.08/km2)
Tigerville Greenville County 1,312 1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2) 974.74/sq mi (376.36/km2)
Utica Oconee County 1,489 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) 1,095.66/sq mi (423.05/km2)
Valley Falls Spartanburg County 6,299 5.22 sq mi (13.51 km2) 1,207.63/sq mi (466.28/km2)
Wade Hampton Greenville County 20,622 9.01 sq mi (23.33 km2) 2,289.04/sq mi (883.84/km2)
Wallace Marlboro County 892 6.69 sq mi (17.33 km2) 133.29/sq mi (51.47/km2)
Ware Place Greenville County 228 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) 248.37/sq mi (95.9/km2)
Warrenville Aiken County 1,233 1.09 sq mi (2.83 km2) 1,128.09/sq mi (435.57/km2)
Watts Mills Laurens County 1,635 2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2) 720.9/sq mi (278.35/km2)
Wedgewood Sumter County 1,615 8.59 sq mi (22.26 km2) 187.94/sq mi (72.57/km2)
Welcome Greenville County 6,668 4.69 sq mi (12.13 km2) 1,423.27/sq mi (549.54/km2)
Wilkinson Heights Orangeburg County 2,493 3 sq mi (7.76 km2) 832.39/sq mi (321.4/km2)
Willington McCormick County 142 6 sq mi (15.53 km2) 23.68/sq mi (9.14/km2)
Winnsboro Mills Fairfield County 1,898 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) 587.98/sq mi (227.03/km2)
Woodfield Richland County 9,303 2.78 sq mi (7.2 km2) 3,345.2/sq mi (1291.63/km2)

Unincorporated communities

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Place Name County(ies)
Adams Run Charleston County
Alvin Berkeley County
Ballentine Richland County
Bath Aiken County
Beech Island Aiken County
Bethera Berkeley County
Blackstock Chester County
Fairfield County
Blair Fairfield County
Bowling Green York County
Cades Williamsburg County
Canadys Colleton County
Carolina Forest Horry County
Cassatt Kershaw County
Cateechee Pickens County
Centenary Marion County
Chappells Newberry County
Cherokee Falls Cherokee County
Cleveland Greenville County
Conestee Greenville County
Cordesville Berkeley County
Cross Berkeley County
Daufuskie Island Beaufort County
Davis Station Clarendon County
Dorchester Charleston County
Drayton Charleston County
Early Branch Hampton County
Edgemoor Chester County
Edisto Island Charleston County
Effingham Florence County
Elliott Lee County
Floydale Dillon County
Fork Dillon County
Fort Motte Calhoun County
Gable Clarendon County
Garnett Hampton County
Green Pond Colleton County
Green Sea Horry County
Gresham Marion County
Grover Dorchester County
Hamer Dillon County
Horatio Sumter County
Huger Berkeley County
Jalapa Newberry County
James Island Charleston County
Johns Island Charleston County
Kinards Newberry County
Laurens County
Kings Creek Cherokee County
La France Anderson County
Lancaster Mill Lancaster County
Lando Chester County
Liberty Hill Kershaw County
Little Rock Dillon County
Lobeco Beaufort County
Lone Star Calhoun County
Long Creek Oconee County
Longs Horry County
Marietta Greenville County
Martin Allendale County
Miley Hampton County
Millwood Sumter County
Minturn Dillon County
Montmorenci Aiken County
Moore Spartanburg County
Mount Holly Berkeley County
Mountain Rest Oconee County
Nesmith Williamsburg County
New Zion Clarendon County
Pacolet Mills Spartanburg County
Parris Island Beaufort County
Pauline Spartanburg County
Pee Dee Marion County
Pineland Charleston County
Pineville Berkeley County
Poston Florence County
Rains Marion County
Richland Oconee County
Rimini Clarendon County
Rion Fairfield County
Round O Colleton County
Ruffin Colleton County
Saint Helena Island Beaufort County
Salters Williamsburg County
Sandy Springs Anderson County
Sardinia Clarendon County
Seabrook Beaufort County
Sheldon Beaufort County
Shulerville Berkeley County
Slater Greenville County
State Park Richland County
Sunset Pickens County
Tamassee Oconee County
Tillman Jasper County
Townville Anderson County
Trio Williamsburg County
Una Darlington County
Lee County
Van Wyck Lancaster County
Vaucluse Aiken County
Wadmalaw Island Charleston County
Wando Berkeley County
Wedgefield Sumter County
Westville Kershaw County
White Oak Fairfield County
White Rock Richland County
White Stone Spartanburg County
Wisacky Lee County
Yonges Island Charleston County

Largest Cities

The Most Populous Cities in South Carolina
Rank City 2013 Estimate 2010 Census Change Area
sq mi km2
1 Columbia 133,358 129,272 +3.16% 134.9 349
2 Charleston 127,999 120,083 +6.59% 127.5 330
3 North Charleston 104,054 97,471 +6.75% 76.6 198
4 Mount Pleasant 74,885 67,843 +10.38% 49.5 128
5 Rock Hill 69,103 66,154 +4.46% 43.16 112
6 Greenville 61,397 58,409 +5.12% 26.1 68

See also

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Notes

  • ^A For municipalities located in more than one county, the primary county (according to U.S. Census) is listed first.

References

  1. ^ Section 5-7-20 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. "The corporate name of every city or town incorporated under this title shall be 'the city of "__________" ' or 'the town of "__________" '."
  2. ^ "South Carolina Municipalities and Their Population (alpha order)". Municipal Association of South Carolina. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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