Dacusville, South Carolina

Dacusville
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chesterfield
Area [1]
• Total	2.19 sq mi (5.69 km2)
• Land	2.19 sq mi (5.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	399
• Density	181.78/sq mi (70.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	29640 [3]
Area code	864
FIPS code	45-18250

Dacusville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. It is best known for its tractor show once a year in the month of September. The community also has an elementary school and a middle school. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 399. ^[4]

Hester Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. ^[5]

Dacusville is located in the Greenville-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area.

History

Dacusville was named for Archibald Dacus. Dacus was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, in 1769, to John and Mara Dacus. In the late seventeen hundreds, he moved with several of his family to Upper State South Carolina. He ran a trading post on the old Indian Road that ran from Virginia through North and South Carolina into Georgia territory, at what soon came to be called Dacusville, to trade with the Indians and passers-by, as well as local people. It is said that this was first called "The Trap". This was also a stage coach stop. History relates there had been a post office in this vicinity since Revolutionary War days which had been operated from more than one location by various people. Archibald Dacus began to operate the post office from his trading post (store) and the place was called "Dacusville" after him.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	399		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [7] [2]

2020 census

Dacusville CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	369	92.48%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	0.25%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	2	0.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	22	5.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.25%
Total	399	100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. "Dacusville SC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "Dacusville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
5. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13. National Park Service. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dacusville CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau .

External links

• Dacus Family Cemetery, Pickens County, SC

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