Lakewood

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

City facts

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Overview

Lakewood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,603 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

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

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Lakewood, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

George W. Murray

American politician (1853–1926)

Bob Montgomery

American boxer

Shawn Weatherly

American beauty queen, actress (active 1980–)

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William Houston

American politician (1746-1788)

John S. Richardson

American politician, South Carolina (1828-1894)

Bobby Richardson

American baseball player

John Gayle

American politician (1792-1859)

Glen Browder

American politician

Jim Clyburn

American politician (born 1940)

Richard H. Anderson

Confederate Army general (1821-1879)

Franklin J. Moses, Jr.

American politician and civil serveant (1838-1906)

Richard Irvine Manning III

politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina (1859-1931)

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James Gathers

athletics competitor (1930–2002)

Lee Brice

American country singer

Virginia Capers

American actress (1925–2004)

Richard Irvine Manning I

50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 141 mi
• Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 212 mi
• Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 247 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 11:30 UTC.