Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 814.
Geography
Summerton is in southwestern Clarendon County. Interstate 95 passes just south of the town, with access from Exit 108. I-95 leads northeast to Florence and southwest to Savannah, Georgia. U.S. Routes 15 and 301 join in the center of Summerton. US 301 leads northeast to Manning, the Clarendon County seat, and US 15 leads north to Sumter, while the combined highways lead southwest to Santee.
Summerton is located in the heart of Santee Cooper Country, from the shores of Lake Marion.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Summerton has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Summerton town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|347
|style='background: #ffffe6; |345
|34.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.38%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|616
|style='background: #ffffe6; |430
|61.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.83%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|1.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.98%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|1.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.09%
|-
|Total
|1,000
|style='background: #ffffe6; |814
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census
Today, Summerton is still noted for being a summer retreat and vacation spot for visitors interested in nature and outdoor recreation activities, e.g. golf, fishing, hunting, boating, camping.
Education
It is in Clarendon School District 1<!--UNI 01740-->.
Notable people
- Bertie Bowman (1931-2023), U.S. congressional staffer
References
External links
- The Facebook page for the Town of Summerton
- Brown v. Board: Five Communities That Changed America, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
- Historic Summerton, SC