Ridgeville is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census, down from 1,979 at the 2010 census and below the level of 2000. Ridgeville is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.
History
The Cypress Methodist Camp Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Geography
Ridgeville is located near the center of Dorchester County. South Carolina Highway 27 passes through the town, leading north to U.S. Route 78 and to Exit 187 on Interstate 26.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Ridgeville 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)
|674
|648
|style='background: #ffffe6; |572
|39.88%
|32.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.21%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|991
|1,262
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,000
|58.64%
|63.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.81%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|10
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.59%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|7
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.41%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|8
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64
|0.47%
|2.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.83%
|-
|Total
|1,690
|1,979
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,672
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census