Lake Murray of Richland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, named for its proximity to Lake Murray. The population was 8,110 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 35.80%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Lake Murray of Richland 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)
|3,420
|5,203
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,876
|96.99%
|94.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.78%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|30
|74
|style='background: #ffffe6; |464
|0.85%
|1.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.72%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.06%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|30
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |214
|0.85%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.64%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.00%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|11
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |272
|0.31%
|0.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.35%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|33
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6; |251
|0.94%
|1.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.09%
|-
|Total
|3,526
|5,484
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,110
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,110 people, 2,495 households, and 1,909 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the census