Cottageville is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 701 at the 2020 census.
Geography and government facilities
Cottageville is in eastern Colleton County, along U.S. Route 17 Alt. Walterboro, the county seat, is to the west, and Summerville is to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cottageville has a total area of , all land.
Cottageville has a public library, a branch of the Colleton County Library System.
Demographics
As of the census
On May 16, 2011, the former mayor of Cottageville, Bert Reeves, was shot and killed by Cottageville Police Officer Randall Price. Price alleged that Reeves tried to assault him because Price had arrested Reeves' employee in March 2011. Reeves' estate was awarded $97.5 million by a jury in a lawsuit against the city for negligence.
While in office, Reeves reduced the number of police officers in the Cottageville police department from six to three and lowered the department's reliance on speed ticket revenue.