Pinewood is a town located on South Carolina Highway 261 at the southern entrance to the High Hills of Santee in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pinewood had a population of 503. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Millford Plantation, Pinewood Depot, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Pinewood town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|198
|209
|style='background: #ffffe6; |188
|43.14%
|38.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.38%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|258
|321
|style='background: #ffffe6; |275
|56.21%
|59.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.67%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.22%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.80%
|-
|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; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33
|0.22%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.56%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.22%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|Total
|459
|538
|style='background: #ffffe6; |503
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 459 people, 190 households, and 130 families in the town. The population density was . There were 237 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 43.14% White, 56.43% African American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%.