Midlands (South Carolina)

The eight counties that usually consist of the Midlands.

The Midlands roughly refers to an area in the middle of South Carolina. Columbia is the largest city in the region and location of the state government. The Midlands is the halfway point between the upstate and low country making it halfway between the mountains and beach.

Counties

There are eight counties included in the midlands area of South Carolina, but not limited to:

• Calhoun
• Fairfield
• Kershaw
• Lexington
• Orangeburg
• Richland
• Saluda
• Sumter

Cities

Columbia skyline coming from North Main St.

Primary cities

(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)

• Columbia, Richland and Lexington 122,819
• Sumter, Sumter 39,159
• Orangeburg, Orangeburg 13,563

Suburban towns and cities over 10,000 in population

(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)

• Cayce, Lexington 12,597
• Forest Acres Richland 10,558
• Irmo, Richland and Lexington 11,338
• Lexington, Lexington 17,110
• Newberry, Newberry 10,874
• West Columbia Lexington 13,670

Suburbs with less than 10,000 inhabitants

(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)

Arcadia Lakes, Richland 828 Ballentine, Richland Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington 5,610 Blythewood, Richland 170 Camden, Kershaw 7,022 Chapin, Lexington 689 Eastover, Richland 774 Elgin, Kershaw 1,042 Gaston, Lexington 1,393 Gilbert, Lexington 571 Little Mountain, Newberry 262 Lugoff, Kershaw 6,278

North, Orangeburg 782 Pelion, Lexington 594 Pine Ridge, Lexington 1,739 Prosperity, Newberry 1,063 Red Bank, Lexington 8,811 Ridgeway, Fairfield 321 Saluda, Saluda 2,989 Silverstreet, Newberry 225 St. Matthews, Calhoun 2,009 Springdale, Lexington 2,946 Swansea, Lexington 533 South Congaree, Lexington 2,397 Winnsboro, Fairfield 3,647

Unincorporated communities

(2000 Census Figures)

• Dentsville, Richland 13,009
• Gadsden, Richland
• Hopkins, Richland 13,025
• Lake Murray of Richland, Richland 3,526
• Seven Oaks, Lexington 15,755
• St. Andrews, Richland 21,814
• Woodfield, Richland 9,238

Higher education

Allen University Benedict College Beta Tech Central Carolina Technical College Claflin University Columbia College Columbia International University Columbia Junior College of Business Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Midlands Technical College Newberry College Morris College Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Remington College South Carolina State University South University Southern Methodist College University of South Carolina University of South Carolina Sumter Webster University