Whitney, South Carolina

Whitney is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census[2] with a population of 4,409.[4]

Whitney, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Whitney is located in South Carolina
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney is located in the United States
Whitney
Whitney
Coordinates: 34°58′50″N 81°55′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Area
[1]
 • Total3.07 sq mi (7.94 km2)
 • Land3.05 sq mi (7.90 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total4,409
 • Density1,445.10/sq mi (557.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
29303 (Spartanburg)
Area code864
FIPS code45-77425
GNIS feature ID2807094[2]

The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the west by South Carolina Highway 9, to the northwest by Interstate 85 Business, and the southeast by the Blue Ridge Subdivision railroad line of CSX Transportation. Besides Spartanburg, neighboring communities are Drayton to the southeast, Hilltop to the west, and Valley Falls to the northwest.

U.S. Route 221 (Chesnee Highway) is the main road through Whitney. It leads southwest into Spartanburg and north 32 miles (51 km) to Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Lawsons Fork Creek runs through Whitney, flowing southeast toward the Pacolet River, a tributary of the Broad River.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20204,409—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6][3]

2020 census
Whitney CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,037 46.20%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,392 31.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 9 0.20%
Asian alone (NH) 124 2.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 17 0.39%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 147 3.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 682 15.47%
Total 4,409 100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, South Carolina
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. "Whitney CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Whitney CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.


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