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Cope

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Total population

15

Median home value

$0

6.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation59 m
Land area0.65 km²
Weather52°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates33.38°, -81.01°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
59 m
Area
0.65 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cope, a tiny town in South Carolina, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Cope maps to 33.378°, -81.008° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. It is home to roughly 15 residents. That works out to roughly 25 residents per square kilometre — a very sparse settlement pattern. It covers a compact 0.6 km² of land area. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,690 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

History

Cope Depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
52.8
Median home value
—
Housing units
25
Poverty rate
66.7%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
20%
Black
80%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
33.3777
Longitude
-81.0079
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
52°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
83°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
55°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
84°F
Sunny
Monday Night
58°F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
88°F
Sunny

Forecast for Cope, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,582
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    463
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    347
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    337
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    284
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    279
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    269
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    264
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    262

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
55
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2022-06-29

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Baby Washington
Baby Washington
American singer
Mookie Wilson
Mookie Wilson
American baseball player
Da'Quan Bowers
Da'Quan Bowers
American football player, defensive end
M
Mickey Pruitt
American football player
Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers
American politician
R
Rodney Wallace
American martial artist
A
A. J. Cann
American football player
J
Justin Bamberg
American personal injury trial lawyer and Democratic state representative
Zack Godley
Zack Godley
American baseball player
S
Susie Brunson
N
Nolan R. Williams
American neuroscientist
C
Cally Gault
American football coach and college athletics administrator
H
Henry Odom
American football running back
R
Randolph D. Smoak, Jr.
American surgeon
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
American politician and diplomat (born 1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,690

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
332
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cope

Guardians of the valley
Guardians of the valley
Edward J. Cashin · 2009
Country women cope with hard times
Country women cope with hard times
Melissa Walker · 2004
Coping with failure
Coping with failure
Payne, David · 1989
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF STRESSORS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG SUCCESSFUL BLACK FEMALE BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENTS AT PREDOMINATELY WHITE UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA (NURSING STUDENTS, MINORITY STUDENTS)
Mary Lee Sanders Kirkland · 1993
The great depression-- how we coped, worked and played
The great depression-- how we coped, worked and played
Margaret G. Bigger · 2001
Race, war, and remembrance in the Appalachian South
Race, war, and remembrance in the Appalachian South
John C. Inscoe · 2008
Country Women Cope with Hard Times
Melissa Walker · 2010
SELF-DETERMINATION, SELF-EFFICACY, AND SUCCESSFUL SELF-REGULATION OF WEIGHT (COPING STRATEGIES)
Becky Fields Campbell · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Banded Watersnake
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Seen 2026-09-16
Canby's dropwort
Canby's dropwort
Tiedemannia canbyi
Seen 2026-09-10
Clouded Skipper
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Seen 2026-09-05
common hibiscus
common hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Seen 2026-09-03
Yellow Garden Spider
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
Seen 2026-08-22
clasping milkweed
clasping milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Seen 2026-08-22
Blue Dasher
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
Seen 2026-08-22
spurge nettle
spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Seen 2026-08-22
Six-lined Racerunner
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Seen 2026-08-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Site
SOUTH FORK EDISTO RIVER NEAR BAMBERG, SC
Distance
2.9 mi
Streamflow
295 cfs
Gage height
7.2 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 22:00 UTC.

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET