Lyman is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 6,173 at the 2020 census.

History

The town of Lyman originally grew around a general store owned by Augustus Belton Groce,

Neighborhoods of Pacific Mills

thumb|upright|alt=Houses on Lawrence Street|Houses on Lawrence Street

thumb|upright|alt=Houses on Little Street|Houses on Little Street

thumb|upright|alt=Houses on Groce Road|Houses on Groce Road

When Pacific Mills built the village of Lyman, they laid water mains and sewer pipes under the streets. All of the houses and buildings were hooked up to these. They therefore had indoor plumbing, with running water and sewage disposal (which in 1923 could have been considered a luxury item), then a rarity for many people in South Carolina. The sewage pipes ran from the village down to a concrete holding tank next to the river, across from where the library is today.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which 0.25% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Lyman racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|4,203

|68.09%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|1,023

|16.57%

|-

|Native American

|14

|0.23%

|-

|Asian

|131

|2.12%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|292

|4.73%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|510

|8.26%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,173 people, 1,340 households, and 1,003 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

References

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  • Town of Lyman