Hopkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, that was founded ''circa'' 1836 and named after John Hopkins(1739-1775). It is located southeast of downtown

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and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 2,514 people, 1,016 households, and 660 families residing in the CDP.

Attractions

Hopkins is northwest of South Carolina's only national park, Congaree National Park, which is located off Bluff Road west of

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. The Congaree National Park has contiguously preserved the largest tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States, and contains one of the tallest deciduous forests in the world. It has of land and water. The park was designated an international Biosphere, a Globally Important Bird Area, and a National Natural Landmark. While in the park one can hike, backpack, camp, canoe, fish, birdwatch, and study nature. The city is also home to the

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of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Education

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operates public schools serving Hopkins. Residents are zoned to Hopkins Elementary School, Horrell Hill Elementary School, Hopkins Middle School, Southeast Middle School, and

Lower Richland High School Lower Richland High School is a senior high school in unincorporated Richland County, South Carolina, north of, but not inside, the Hopkins town. It is a part of Richland County School District One. It is an International Baccalaureate school. I ...

Notable people

Joseph Neal Joseph H. Neal (August 31, 1950 – February 14, 2017) was an American politician. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assem ...

, South Carolina state legislator, was born in Hopkins.Votesmart.org.-Joseph Neal
/ref> * A'ja Wilson, basketball player for 2017 NCAA champion South Carolina, was born in Hopkins. *

Derwin Montgomery Derwin Lamar Montgomery (born September 3, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 72nd district (containing parts of Forsyth County) from 2018 until 2021. Political career Montgom ...

, North Carolina state legislator, grew up in Hopkins and was elected to the Winston-Salem City Council in 2009. He was appointed in 2018 to a seat in the N.C. House. * Teyonah Parris, Emmy-nominated actress, grew up in Hopkins. She appeared in '' Mad Men'', ''Survivor's Remorse'', '' Empire'', and was the lead character in Spike Lee's film ''Chi-raq''. Currently stars in Disney+'s '' WandaVision'' * David Patten, former NFL wide receiver who won three Super Bowls with the

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References

External links

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