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Arthurtown
South CarolinaCDP
Total population
3,272
Median home value
$120,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$21,046
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Arthurtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was listed appeared as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Its population in 2020 was 2,294.
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Geography
The CDP is in western Richland County, bordered to the north, east, and west by the city of Columbia, the state capital, and to the south by the city of Cayce. South Carolina Highway 48 (Bluff Road) is the main road through Arthurtown, leading northwest to downtown Columbia and southeast to Gadsden. Interstate 77 passes just south of Arthurtown, with access from Exit 5 at SC 48.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Arthurtown, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves18,509
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves15,036
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves12,448
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves11,997
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,630
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,401
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,294
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves9,517
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2026-02-265 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina
- M 2.84 — 2026-02-134 km WSW of Irmo, South Carolina
- M 2.72 — 2026-01-205 km ESE of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.57 — 2025-04-266 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.5 — 2024-09-156 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.65 — 2024-03-095 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 145 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 210 mi
- Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 242 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET