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Wellford, South Carolina
Location of Wellford, South Carolina
Location of Wellford, South Carolina
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Spartanburg
Area
 • Total 4.32 sq mi (11.19 km2)
 • Land 4.30 sq mi (11.14 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,378
 • Estimate 
(2019)
2,718
 • Density 631.95/sq mi (243.97/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29385
Area code(s) 864
FIPS code 45-75580
GNIS feature ID 2405703

Wellford is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,378 at the 2010 census, up from 2,030 in 2000.

History

Wellford was founded in 1840 by a man named Wellington who was building a railroad in the area. He settled and named the town Wellington. When the town was chartered on December 9, 1882 the name was changed to Wellford.

New Hope Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Geography

Wellford is located at 34°57′4″N 82°5′55″W / 34.95111°N 82.09861°W / 34.95111; -82.09861 (34.951087, -82.098497).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 302
1900 346
1910 370 6.9%
1920 180 −51.4%
1930 400 122.2%
1940 454 13.5%
1950 721 58.8%
1960 1,040 44.2%
1970 1,298 24.8%
1980 2,143 65.1%
1990 2,511 17.2%
2000 2,030 −19.2%
2010 2,378 17.1%
2019 (est.) 2,718 14.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Wellford racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,437 43.64%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,328 40.33%
Native American 3 0.09%
Asian 46 1.4%
Other/Mixed 203 6.16%
Hispanic or Latino 276 8.38%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,293 people, 944 households, and 646 families residing in the city.

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