Pinewood is a town located on

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at the southern entrance to the

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, United States. The population was 538 at the 2010 census. It is included in the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Millford Plantation Millford Plantation (also spelled Milford) is a historic forced-labor farm and plantation house located on SC 261 west of Pinewood, South Carolina. Built with the profits of enslaved labor, it was sometimes called Manning's Folly, because ...

, Pinewood Depot, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church are listed on the

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Geography

Pinewood is located at (33.739475, -80.463326). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 459 people, 190 households, and 130 families in the town. The population density was . There were 237 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 43.14% White, 56.43% African American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%. Of the 190 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 30.5% of households were one person and 18.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98. The age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males. The median household income was $19,583 and the median family income was $29,688. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $16,902 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,853. About 15.8% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the

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, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 31.1% of those age 65 or over.

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