Foreston, South Carolina

Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States

33°37′52″N 80°3′44″W / 33.63111°N 80.06222°W / 33.63111; -80.06222CountryUnited StatesStateSouth CarolinaCounty ClarendonArea

^[1]

• Total2.28 sq mi (5.89 km²) • Land2.28 sq mi (5.89 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

93 ft (28 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total159 • Density69.86/sq mi (26.98/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

29102 (Manning)

Area code(s)803/839FIPS code45-26485GNIS feature ID2812945^[3]

Foreston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census^[3] with a population of 159.^[4]

The CDP is in eastern Clarendon County, along U.S. Route 521, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Manning, the county seat, and 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Georgetown. The Lane Subdivision railway of CSX Transportation runs through the center of Foreston, parallel to US 521.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	159		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]^[2]

2020 census

**Foreston CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*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 may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	27	16.98%
Black or African American alone (NH)	125	78.62%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
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)	4	2.52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	1.89%
Total	159	100.00%

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Foreston Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Foreston CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Foreston CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.