Keowee Key, South Carolina

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Keowee Key, South Carolina
Census-designated place
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Keowee Key
Coordinates: 34°49′34″N82°55′6″W / 34.82611°N 82.91833°W / 34.82611; -82.91833 Coordinates: 34°49′34″N82°55′6″W / 34.82611°N 82.91833°W / 34.82611; -82.91833
CountryUnited States
State South Carolina
County Oconee
Area
[1]
 • Total6.12 sq mi (15.85 km2)
 • Land3.47 sq mi (8.98 km2)
 • Water2.65 sq mi (6.86 km2)
Elevation
[2]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total2,716
 • Density783.16/sq mi (302.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
29676 (Salem)
Area code 864
FIPS code 45-38058
GNIS feature ID2812981 [2]

Keowee Key is a lakeside community and census-designated place (CDP) in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census [2] with a population of 2,716. [4]

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The CDP is on the eastern edge of Oconee County, on a peninsula extending into Lake Keowee, a reservoir on the Keowee River and Little River. The arm of the lake on the Little River borders the western side of the peninsula, while the Keowee River arm forms the eastern side and is the border with Pickens County. The two arms of the lake join via a small channel in the south part of the CDP; to the south, across the channel and outside the CDP, is the Oconee Nuclear Station power plant. The Keowee River is a south-flowing tributary of the Seneca River, a main tributary of the Savannah River.

South Carolina Highways 130 and 183 traverse the CDP. SC 130 (Stamp Creek Road) leads northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Salem, while SC 183 (Pickens Highway) leads west 11 miles (18 km) to Walhalla, the Oconee county seat. The two highways merge to form Rochester Highway, which leaves the CDP to the south. SC 130 continues south down Rochester Highway 10 miles (16 km) to Seneca, and SC 183 turns east and leads 15 miles (24 km) to Pickens.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 2,716—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 [6] [3]

2020 census

Keowee Key CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2020 [6] % 2020
White alone (NH)2,60495.88%
Black or African American alone (NH)60.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)130.48%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)40.15%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)582.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)311.14%
Total2,716100.00%

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keowee Key, South Carolina
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Keowee Key CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Keowee Key CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau .


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