Arcadia is a

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

located in Spartanburg County in the

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. According to the

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, the population was 2,634.See for population numbers and for municipality and CDP lists in the 2010 Census.

History

Arcadia was founded in 1902, and was so named for a fancied resemblance of its landscapes to the ancient region of

Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...

Geography

Arcadia is located at (34.961075, -81.993118). These coordinates place the CDP to the west of the City of

Spartanburg Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. For a time, the Offi ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total land area of 1.960 square miles (5.087 km) and a total water area of 0.005 square mile (0.013 km).

Demographics

Education

It is in

Spartanburg County School District 6 Spartanburg County School District 6 (SCSD6) is a public school district in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, US. Led by superintendent Dr. Darryl Owings, the district operates thirteen schools. It serves western Spartanburg as well as Arcadi ...

References

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