Privateer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 8.2 square miles (21.2 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.73%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census