Pageland is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second largest town in Chesterfield County. The population was 2,760 at the 2010 census.

Pageland is widely known for the annual Pageland Watermelon Festival that has been held in July annually since 1951.

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Pageland racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|1,135

|46.21%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|891

|36.28%

|-

|Native American

|8

|0.33%

|-

|Asian

|24

|0.98%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|96

|3.91%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|302

|12.3%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,456 people, 1,019 households, and 647 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census In the South Carolina Senate, Pageland is located in Senate district 27 and represented by Penry Gustafson.

Education

Public education in Pageland is administered by Chesterfield County School District. The district operates Petersburg Primary School, Pageland Elementary School, New Heights Middle School, and Central High School.

South Pointe Christian School, a private Christian school, operates in Pageland. It includes classes for preschool through high school.

Northeastern Technical College, part of the South Carolina Technical College System, has a branch in Pageland.

Pageland has a public library, a branch of the Chesterfield County Library System.

Local media

The local newspaper is The Progressive Journal, which is published weekly on Tuesdays.

Pageland also is covered by The Link, which is published weekly on Tuesday.

Notable people

  • Billy Backus, world champion boxer, has lived there
  • Robbie Caldwell, former head football coach at Vanderbilt University, current offensive line coach at Clemson University
  • Justice Cunningham, football player selected in the 2013 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts
  • Corey Miller, football linebacker for the New York Giants
  • Patina Miller, Tony Award-winning actress and singer, former student of Central High School in Pageland
  • Van Lingle Mungo, baseball pitcher for the Major League Brooklyn Robins-Dodgers and New York Giants

References

  • Town website
  • Pageland Chamber of Commerce
  • Chesterfield County School District