Gillisonville, South Carolina

Gillisonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 183.[2]

Gillisonville
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyJasper
Population
 (2020)
 • Total183
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

History

A post office called Gillisonville was in operation from 1840 until 1927.[3] During the Civil War, Gillisonville was nearly obliterated by order of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.[4]

Gillisonville Baptist Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Gillisonville hosted the PGA Tour in the 2020-21 season, with the Palmetto Championship, a one-off tournament to replace the RBC Canadian Open, held in June 2021.

Transportation

The main roads through Gillisonville are U.S. Route 278 (Gray's Highway) and South Carolina Highway 462. SC 462 runs along Gillison Branch Road. then turns south along an overlap with US 278 before branching off again onto Morgandollar Road.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020183—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Gillisonville CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 111 60.66%
Black or African American alone (NH) 60 32.79%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 1.09%
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 1.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 3.83%
Total 183 100.00%

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.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gillisonville, South Carolina
  2. "Gillisonville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 140.
  5. "Gillisonville Baptist Church, Jasper County (U.S. Hwy. 278, Gillisonville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gillisonville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.

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