Swansea is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Swansea had a population of 722. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2&nbsp;square miles (3.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1.1&nbsp;square miles (2.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (4.20%) is water. Two streams that flow through Swansea are Fourth Creek and Bull Swamp Creek (with neighboring communities Gaston and North).

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Swansea racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|342

|47.37%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|300

|41.55%

|-

|Native American

|3

|0.42%

|-

|Asian

|6

|0.83%

|-

|Pacific Islander

|2

|0.28%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|29

|4.02%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|40

|5.54%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 722 people, 370 households, and 236 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

See also

  • Swansea

References

  • Town of Swansea
  • Lexington School District 4
  • Early Childhood Center
  • Swansea Primary School
  • Sandhills Elementary School
  • Sandhills Middle School
  • Swansea High Freshman Academy
  • Swansea High School
  • Poole Training Center