Sheldon, South Carolina

Coordinates: 32°36′07″N 80°47′35″W / 32.602°N 80.793°W

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32°36′07″N 80°47′35″W / 32.602°N 80.793°W / 32.602; -80.793

Sheldon
Census-designated place
Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Beaufort
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.56 sq mi (11.81 km²)
• Land	4.53 sq mi (11.73 km²)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)
Elevation	17 ft (5 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	579
• Density	127.79/sq mi (49.34/km²)
ZIP codes	29941
Area code(s)	843, 854
FIPS code	45-65590

Sheldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 579.^[3]

A rural area in character, Sheldon was primarily a common gathering area for various plantation owners and slaves prior to the Civil War. It is renowned for the Old Sheldon Church Ruins. Several hunt clubs and gated communities are located in the area.

The Pocosobo Town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[4]

Geography

It is located at latitude 32.602 and longitude –80.793. Sheldon is located approximately halfway between Beaufort and Yemassee and just east of Interstate 95 in the heart of the Lowcountry region. U.S. Routes 17 and 21 run through the center of the community in a wrong-way concurrency.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	579		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]^[2]

2020 census

**Sheldon CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition**
*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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	153	26.42%
Black or African American alone (NH)	390	67.36%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	2	0.35%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	2	0.35%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	12	2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	3.28%
Total	579	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.
^ "Sheldon CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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) – Sheldon CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Beaufort
Cities	Beaufort Hardeeville‡	Map of South Carolina highlighting Beaufort County
Towns	Bluffton Hilton Head Island Port Royal Yemassee‡
CDPs	Burton Dale Daufuskie Island Fripp Island Harbor Island Laurel Bay Lobeco Seabrook Sheldon Shell Point
Other communities	Bloody Point Frogmore Okatie Pritchardville Sun City‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e The Lowcountry of South Carolina
Counties	Beaufort County Colleton County Hampton County Jasper County
Major communities	Beaufort Bluffton Estill Hampton Hardeeville Hilton Head Island Port Royal Ridgeland Sun City Walterboro Varnville Yemassee
Sea islands	Callawassie Island Daufuskie Island Edisto Island Fripp Island Harbor Island Hilton Head Island Hunting Island Lady's Island Port Royal Island St. Helena Island
History & culture	Historic places Beaufort history of historic district Cuisine Gullah culture Port Royal Experiment Sea Islands Hurricane
Military installations	Laurel Bay MCAS Beaufort MCRD Parris Island Beaufort Naval Hospital
Natural areas	ACE Basin Pinckney Island NWR Savannah NWR Sea Islands State parks Colleton Hunting Island Lake Warren
Other articles	BJWSA Hargray Sea Pines TCL USC-Beaufort RBC Heritage

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