title: Ashwood, South Carolina
text: # Ashwood, South Carolina
  
  Ashwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census which showed a population of 116.
  
  The CDP is in southwestern Lee County, 5 miles (8 km) along U.S. Route 15, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Bishopville, the county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Sumter. The CDP is bordered to the northeast by Scape Ore Swamp and to the southwest by its tributary McGrits Creek and Ashwood Lake. The community is part of the Black River watershed, flowing to Winyah Bay at Georgetown.
  
  The Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is a 1930s-era building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  ### 2020 census
  
  Ashwood CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) :
  
  | Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
  | - | - | - |
  | White alone (NH) | 71 | 61.21% |
  | Black or African American alone (NH) | 36 | 31.03% |
  | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.86% |
  | Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
  | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
  | Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
  | Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 2.59% |
  | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 4.31% |
  | Total | 116 | 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.
  
  