Lugoff ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,990 at the 2020 census, up from 7,434 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Lugoff was named for Count Lugoff. The Count was a Russian engineer who worked on construction of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1899. The railroad had a station in Lugoff.
Geography
Lugoff is located southwest of Camden, the Kershaw county seat, and west of the Wateree River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.64%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lugoff racial composition
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|6,943
|69.5%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|2,050
|20.52%
|-
|Native American
|7
|0.07%
|-
|Asian
|89
|0.89%
|-
|Pacific Islander
|8
|0.08%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|454
|4.54%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|439
|4.39%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,990 people, 3,217 households, and 2,295 families residing in the CDP.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,434 people, 2,861 households, and 2,130 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,017 housing units, of which 156, or 5.2%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.9% white, 16.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% some other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
Of the 2,861 households in the CDP, 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were headed by married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59, and the average family size was 3.03.
Arts and culture
The Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade takes place every Christmas season in Lugoff.
Education
The school district including Lugoff is the Kershaw County School District.
Schools which are in the Lugoff area include:
- Lugoff-Elgin High School
- Lugoff-Elgin Middle School
- Lugoff Elementary School
- Wateree Elementary School
- Doby's Mill Elementary School
Media
The West Wateree Chronicle is the consolidated newspaper that serves Lugoff, as well as nearby Elgin.
Infrastructure
Major highways
Notable people
- Brook Benton, singer and songwriter
- Matt Campbell, former Offensive Lineman of the Carolina Panthers
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, professional wrestler
- Thomas Payne, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Delta Force member
- Donald Leroy Truesdell, United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient during the Occupation of Nicaragua