Neeses is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census.
History
Neeses was originally founded as Silver Springs, changing its name to its current form on September 29, 1898, to honor Mayor John W. Neese, who funded railway expansion through the town through a right of way sale in 1891.
John W. Neese had been postmaster of "Neeses", located in his mercantile store from 8/24/1886 until 5/23/1887, and postmaster of the Silver Spring post office from 11/4/1893 until 9/29/1898, when it was renamed "Neeses #2",
2020 census
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Neeses town, 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)
|301
|285
|style='background: #ffffe6; |236
|72.88%
|76.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.75%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|86
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|20.82%
|20.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.69%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|9
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|2.18%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.24%
|0.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|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
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|9
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|2.18%
|0.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.13%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|7
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|1.69%
|1.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|Total
|413
|374
|style='background: #ffffe6; |320
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census