Cope is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 37 at the 2020 census, a decline from 77 in 2010, making it the least populous town in South Carolina.
History
Cope Depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Cope town, 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)
|44
|44
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|41.12%
|57.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67.57%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|60
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|56.07%
|40.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.92%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.11%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|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)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|2.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.70%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|3
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|2.80%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.77%
|-
|Total
|107
|80
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census