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{{redirect|Blythewood}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Blythewood, South Carolina | settlement_type = [[Town]] | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = Richland County South Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Blythewood highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]] and the state of [[South Carolina]]. | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in South Carolina|Counties]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_name1 = [[South Carolina]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 27.74 | area_land_km2 = 27.53 | area_water_km2 = 0.22 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_total = 4772 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2020CensusP2/> | population_density_km2 = 173.35 | population_density_sq_mi = 448.96 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3"/> | elevation_ft = 505 | coordinates = {{coord|34|13|5|N|80|59|5|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | area_total_sq_mi = 10.71 | area_land_sq_mi = 10.63 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.08 | elevation_m = 152 | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 29016 | area_codes = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 45-07255<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1245688<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|1245688}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.townofblythewoodsc.gov}} | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref> }} '''Blythewood''' is a town in [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]] and [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]] counties, [[South Carolina]], United States; and a suburb of [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population of the town was 4,772.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4507255&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|title=P1: Census Bureau Data|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=September 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910231030/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4507255&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|url-status=live}}</ref> ==History== Blythewood was originally named "Doko", a Native American term for a watering place. The town was named after Doko Depot, which was a stop along the railroad that ran between Charlotte and Columbia. In 1865, this railroad was destroyed by General Sherman. The town was rebuilt, and changed its name to Blythewood in 1877, after a local school called The Blythewood Female Institute. The school was later renamed "Blythewood Academy".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scpictureproject.org/richland-county/blythewood.html|title=Blythewood - Blythewood, South Carolina|website=www.scpictureproject.org|date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301035543/https://www.scpictureproject.org/richland-county/blythewood.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[George P. Hoffman House]], built in 1855, is the oldest extant house in Blythewood and is used as the city hall.<ref name=":1" /> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> ==Geography== Blythewood is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region]] of South Carolina. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|25.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|25.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.79%. is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4507255-blythewood-sc/|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blythewood town, South Carolina|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301032412/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4507255-blythewood-sc/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Climate=== Climate is characterized by warm temperatures and moderate precipitation throughout the year. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]" (Humid Subtropical Climate).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=666783&cityname=Blythewood%2C+South+Carolina%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Blythewood, South Carolina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625221132/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=666783&cityname=Blythewood%2C+South+Carolina%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |date=June 25, 2014 }}. Weatherbase.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2017.</ref> {{Weather box |width=auto |location = Blythewood |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 54 |Feb high F = 58 |Mar high F = 66 |Apr high F = 75 |May high F = 82 |Jun high F = 88 |Jul high F = 91 |Aug high F = 89 |Sep high F = 84 |Oct high F = 75 |Nov high F = 66 |Dec high F = 57 |year high F = 74 |Jan low F = 32 |Feb low F = 35 |Mar low F = 42 |Apr low F = 50 |May low F = 59 |Jun low F = 66 |Jul low F = 70 |Aug low F = 69 |Sep low F = 63 |Oct low F = 52 |Nov low F = 43 |Dec low F = 35 |year low F = 51 |Jan precipitation inch = 4.2 |Feb precipitation inch = 3.7 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.6 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.1 |May precipitation inch = 3.3 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.6 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.2 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.5 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.7 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.2 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.9 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.4 |year precipitation inch = 46.4 |Jan precipitation days = 10 |Feb precipitation days = 9 |Mar precipitation days = 9 |Apr precipitation days = 8 |May precipitation days = 8 |Jun precipitation days = 9 |Jul precipitation days= 10 |Aug precipitation days = 9 |Sep precipitation days = 8 |Oct precipitation days = 6 |Nov precipitation days = 7 |Dec precipitation days = 9 |year precipitation days = 103 |source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=666783&cityname=Blythewood-South-Carolina-United-States-of-America |publisher=Weatherbase |title=Weatherbase.com |year=2013 |access-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024125203/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=666783&cityname=Blythewood-South-Carolina-United-States-of-America |url-status=live }} Retrieved on July 2, 2017.</ref> |date=July 2013 }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1980= 92 |1990= 164 |2000= 170 |2010= 2034 |2020= 4772 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }} Blythewood is part of the [[Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)|Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Blythewood, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Blythewood town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4507255|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blythewood town|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4507255&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blythewood town|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4507255&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |135 |1,383 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,333 |79.41% |67.99% |style='background: #ffffe6; |48.89% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |31 |540 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,851 |18.24% |26.55% |style='background: #ffffe6; |38.79% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |0 |8 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13 |0.00% |0.39% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |0 |20 |style='background: #ffffe6; |115 |0.00% |0.98% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.41% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |6 |0.00% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH) |0 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |29 |0.00% |0.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH) |0 |23 |style='background: #ffffe6; |201 |0.00% |1.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.21% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |4 |57 |style='background: #ffffe6; |224 |2.35% |2.80% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.69% |- |'''Total''' |'''170''' |'''2,034''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,772''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,772 people, 1,057 households, and 920 families residing in the town.<ref name=":0"/> ===2010=== As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 3,148 people, 996 households residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|209.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The average median age was 39.3 The racial makeup of the town was 55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.0% Asian. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.<ref name=":0" /> There were 723 households, out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.08.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4507255|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144121/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4507255|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Blythewood town, South Carolina|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> In the town, the population was spread out, with 28% below the age of 19, 15% from 20 to 29, 8% 30-39, 16% 40-49, 18% 50-59 and 15% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. 49% male and 51% female.<ref name=":0" /> The estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $90,444. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $38,077. About 1.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.0% of those under the age of 18.<ref name=":0" /> ==Economy== The US Headquarters for [[Spirax-Sarco Engineering]] is headquartered in Blythewood. A $2 billion [[Scout Motors]] electric vehicle plant is planned. The [[Volkswagen]] subsidiary plans to build a 1,100-acre site that will employ 4,000 people and produce 200,000 vehicles annually by the end of 2026. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news-stories-2023/scout-motors-sc-electric-vehicle-ev-blythewood/article_70899a88-9468-11ee-9182-b78a3934d33d.html |title=News stories of 2023: $2B Scout Motors EV plant planned in Blythewood |date=December 20, 2023 }}</ref> ==Education== Blythewood has a [[public library]], a branch of the Richland County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/locations-and-hours | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Greenville County Library System | access-date=June 13, 2019 | archive-date=June 8, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608210415/https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/locations-and-hours | url-status=live }}</ref> The schools in Richland School District 2 located directly in Blythewood are as follows: * Blythewood High School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/High-Schools/Blythewood|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208202217/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/High-Schools/Blythewood|url-status=live}}</ref> * Westwood High School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/High-Schools/Westwood|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209002643/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/High-Schools/Westwood|url-status=live}}</ref> * Blythewood Middle School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Middle-Schools/Blythewood|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209145435/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Middle-Schools/Blythewood|url-status=live}}</ref> * Muller Road Middle School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Middle-Schools/Muller-Road|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210193348/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Middle-Schools/Muller-Road|url-status=live}}</ref> * Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Bethel-Hanberry|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209145417/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Bethel-Hanberry|url-status=live}}</ref> * Round Top Elementary School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Round-Top|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210135612/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Round-Top|url-status=live}}</ref> * Langford Elementary School <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Langford|title=Richland School District Two|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808030516/https://www.richland2.org/Schools/Elementary-Schools/Langford|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Infrastructure== ===Roads=== Blythewood Road is one of the main thoroughfares, intersecting [[Interstate 77]] at Exit 27. [[U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 21]] also goes through Blythewood, intersecting Interstate 77 at exit 24. ==Notable people== * [[Elizabeth Hawley Gasque]] - first woman from South Carolina elected to the [[United States Congress]] * [[Justin Bethel]] - defensive back and special teams player for the [[Miami Dolphins]] * [[Brandon Wilds]] - former NFL [[running back]] * [[Amaré Barno]] - outside linebacker for the [[Carolina Panthers]] * [[Cam Smith (cornerback)|Cam Smith]] - an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] * [[Alex Huntley]] - an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-17 |title=Alex Huntley |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/player/alex-huntley/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.townofblythewoodsc.gov/ Town of Blythewood official website] {{Fairfield County, South Carolina}} {{Richland County, South Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in Fairfield County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Towns in Richland County, South Carolina]] [[Category:Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)]]
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