Editing Summerton, South Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Summerton is in southwestern Clarendon County at {{coord|33|36|19|N|80|21|8|W|type:city}} (33.605145, -80.352159).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate 95]] passes just south of the town, with access from Exit 108. I-95 leads northeast {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]] and southwest {{convert|120|mi}} to [[Savannah, Georgia]]. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 15 in South Carolina|15]] and [[U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina|301]] join in the center of Summerton. US 301 leads northeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Manning, South Carolina|Manning]], the Clarendon County seat, and US 15 leads north {{Convert|23|mi}} to [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]], while the combined highways lead southwest {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Santee, South Carolina|Santee]].

Summerton is located in the heart of [[Santee Cooper Country]], {{convert|8|mi|0}} from the shores of [[Lake Marion (South Carolina)|Lake Marion]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Summerton has a total area of {{convert|3.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4570225| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Summerton town, South Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 1, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4570225| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>