Clifton is a

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

located in

Spartanburg County Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanbu ...

in the

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. According to the 2010 United States Census, the population was 541.See for population numbers and for municipality and CDP lists in the 2010 Census.

Geography

Clifton is located at (34.986051, -81.820395). These coordinates place the CDP on the East side of the county, between the cities of

Spartanburg Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state. The Office of Management and Budg ...

and

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total land area of 1.073 square miles (2.946 km) and a total water area of 0.065 square mile (0.168 km).

Demographics

Education

It is in the Spartanburg School District 3.
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References

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