Wedgefield (CDP), South Carolina
census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina
Wedgefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,544 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Wedgefield is located at 33°53′19″N 80°30′16″W (33.888476, -80.504541).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2), of which 8.4 square miles (21.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (1.29%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,544 people, 547 households, and 410 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 183.2 inhabitants per square mile (70.7/km2). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 70.7 per square mile (27.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.33% White, 35.30% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 547 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
“Wedgefield (CDP), South Carolina” enters the record as census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wedgefield, South and Carolina can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Wedgefield (CDP), South Carolina” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Wedgefield, South and Carolina provides the most credible route into that argument.
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 Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2024739. Authority coordinates are 33.889, -80.504. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000.
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