Sheldon, South Carolina

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|subdivision_name2 = Beaufort

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|area_total_km2 = 11.81

|area_land_km2 = 11.73

|area_water_km2 = 0.08

|area_total_sq_mi = 4.56

|area_land_sq_mi = 4.53

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03

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|population_total = 579

|population_density_km2 = 49.34

|population_density_sq_mi = 127.79

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|postal_code = 29941

|area_code = 843, 854

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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.{{Cite web|title=Sheldon CDP, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4565590|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}

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.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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

{{US Census population

|2020= 579

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|+Sheldon CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sheldon CDP, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US4565590&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 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