Reevesville is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Reevesville had a population of 201. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only, Reevesville is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km<sup>2</sup>) of it (1.23%) is water.
History
Reevesville is a predominantly agrarian community situated between the banks of Cattle Creek and Polk Swamp near the Edisto River in Upper Dorchester County. The town’s name originates from its time as a once bustling railroad community known as “Reeves Station.” In 1832, the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company constructed a rail line through the region connecting Reeves Station to Charleston.
The town is named for local farmer, David D. Reeves, who supplied wood as a source of fuel to the first locomotives to pass through the area. The Reeves name is associated with the area early as 1759 and is later noted in Robert Mills Atlas of South Carolina published in 1851.
Demographics
As of the census