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Summerville, South Carolina
10,598 Black residents · 20.8% of the place
Summerville is a town in South Carolina, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 50,915 residents in all, 10,598 of them Black alone — 20.8% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 50,915 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,598 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 20.8% |
| Rank by Black population among South Carolina places | 10 of 475 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Summerville grew — 9,304 in 2010 and 10,598 in 2020, a change of +13.9%. The Black share of Summerville moved from 21.4% to 20.8% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 475 places the Census Bureau counts in South Carolina, Summerville ranks 10 by Black population, with 10,598 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Summerville within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Summerville — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 50,915 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Summerville: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.