Furman is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census, down from 239 at the 2010 census. It is not to be confused with Furman University, which is in Greenville, South Carolina.
Geography
Furman is located in southwestern Hampton County. U.S. Route 601 (Savannah Highway) passes through the town center, leading north to Hampton, the county seat, and south to its terminus at U.S. Route 321. Hardeeville is south of Furman, and Savannah, Georgia, is to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Furman has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Furman 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)
|79
|60
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52
|27.62%
|25.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.21%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|207
|174
|style='background: #ffffe6; |164
|72.38%
|72.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.21%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |02
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|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%
|0.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|1.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.79%
|-
|Total
|286
|239
|style='background: #ffffe6; |224
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census However, by the 1970s, any rail service to Furman would have been a rare event.
References
External links
- Information on the Town of Furman from Hampton County