Great Falls is a town in southeastern Chester County, South Carolina, United States and is located fourteen miles southwest of Lancaster, South Carolina. The population was 1,951 at the 2020 census.

History

The Great Falls Depot, Great Falls Downtown Historic District, and Republic Theater are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town council of Great Falls was the defendant-respondent found to have violated the Establishment Clause through their invocation of Christian prayer before meetings.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (3.19%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Great Falls racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|1,190

|60.99%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|644

|33.01%

|-

|Native American

|5

|0.26%

|-

|Asian

|5

|0.26%

|-

|Pacific Islander

|1

|0.05%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|88

|4.51%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|18

|0.92%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,951 people, 730 households, and 454 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

Notable residents

  • Cal Cooper, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Torrey Craig, NBA player
  • Banks McFadden, All-American football player at Clemson University

References

  • the Official Website of Great Falls
  • Flopeye Fish Festival