Antreville, South Carolina
census designated place in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Antreville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Abbeville County, South Carolina. The population was 147 at the 2020 census.
History
The name "Antreville" is a corruption of "Centreville" (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).
In 1925, Antreville had 100 inhabitants.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.41%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 118 people, 53 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 30.0 inhabitants per square mile (11.6/km2). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.58% White, 22.88% African American, 1.69% Native American, and 0.85% from two or more races.
There were 53 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The public source identifies “Antreville, South Carolina” as census designated place in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Antreville, South and Carolina.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q609031. Authority coordinates are 34.304, -82.542. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1925 and 2000.
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