Cokesbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 215 at the 2010 census, down from 279 in 2000.
History
The name "Cokesbury" is a combination of the names of two prominent bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury.
The historic village of Cokesbury and the building that housed the Masonic Female College and Cokesbury Conference School are listed together on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district.
Geography
Cokesbury is located in northern Greenwood County. It is north of Greenwood, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cokesbury CDP has a total area of , all land.
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|70
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|25.09%
|24.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.68%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|203
|161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |116
|72.76%
|74.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.72%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|1.08%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.94%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|1.08%
|0.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.36%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.30%
|-
|Total
|279
|215
|style='background: #ffffe6; |212
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census The zoned schools are: Hodges Elementary School, Northside Middle School, and Greenwood High School.
Notable person
- John Gary Evans - 85th Governor of South Carolina