Holly Hill is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. Prior to 1910 it was located in the northwest portion of Saint James Goose Creek Township. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census.

As of 2023, the estimated population is 1,252.

History

Dantzler Plantation and Providence Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Holly Hill CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|622

|509

|style='background: #ffffe6; |556

|48.56%

|39.86%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.84%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|640

|699

|style='background: #ffffe6; |657

|49.96%

|54.74%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.62%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|5

|8

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14

|0.39%

|0.63%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.08%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|1

|11

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12

|0.08%

|0.86%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.92%

|-

|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

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|0.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|7

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |30

|0.55%

|1.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.31%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|6

|34

|style='background: #ffffe6; |28

|0.47%

|2.66%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.16%

|-

|Total

|1,281

|1,277

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,298

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,298 people, 507 households, and 321 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

Notable people

  • Jimmie Coker (1936-1991)– former Major League Baseball player
  • Frank Culbertson, Jr. – former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut
  • Adrian Dingle - football player
  • Brett Gardner – Major League Baseball player
  • Willie Randolph – former Major League Baseball player and manager
  • Eddie Sweat (1939-1998)– groom to U. S. Triple Crown winner Secretariat
  • Mike Williams- NFL football player

References

  • Town of Holly Hill, South Carolina Website
  • Information about Holly Hill from Orangeburg County