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Drayton, South Carolina

Drayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[3] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,115.[4]

History

A post office called Drayton has been in operation since 1904.[5] The community was named for William Henry Drayton (1742–1779), a South Carolina delegate to Continental Congress.[6]

Education

Spartanburg County School District 7 serve Drayton.[7] It operates Spartanburg High School.

Demographics

2020 census

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. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drayton, South Carolina
  4. ^ "Drayton CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Spartanburg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Baker, Elaine (March 22, 1991). "Communities have colorful backgrounds". Herald-Journal. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Drayton CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.

34°58′04″N 81°54′23″W / 34.96778°N 81.90639°W / 34.96778; -81.90639


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