Ashwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census which showed a population of 116.
The CDP is in southwestern Lee County, along U.S. Route 15, southwest of Bishopville, the county seat, and north of Sumter. The CDP is bordered to the northeast by Scape Ore Swamp and to the southwest by its tributary McGrits Creek and Ashwood Lake. The community is part of the Black River watershed, flowing to Winyah Bay at Georgetown.
The Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is a 1930s-era building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Demographics
Ashwood first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Ashwood CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 71 61.21%Black or African American alone (NH) 36 31.03%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.86%Asian alone (NH) 00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)0 0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 2.59%Hispanic or Latino (any race)5 4.31%Total116 100.00%
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