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Gantt, South Carolina
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Location of Gantt, South Carolina
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Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Greenville |
Area | |
• Total | 9.80 sq mi (25.39 km2) |
• Land | 9.79 sq mi (25.34 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
Population
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• Total | 15,006 |
• Density | 1,533.42/sq mi (592.08/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 45-28375 |
GNIS feature ID | 1222636 |
Gantt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,229 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area and a suburb of the city of Greenville.
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Geography
Gantt is located in west-central Greenville County at 34°46′55″N 82°23′53″W / 34.78194°N 82.39806°W (34.781918, -82.397938). It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Greenville and to the northwest by unincorporated Dunean.
Interstate 85 passes through the center of the community, with access from exits 44 through 46. I-85 leads northeast 30 miles (48 km) to Spartanburg and southwest 140 miles (230 km) to Atlanta. U.S. Route 25 passes through Gantt as White Horse Road, intersecting I-85 at Exit 44. US 25 leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Parker, a western suburb of Greenville, and south 46 miles (74 km) to Greenwood. Downtown Greenville is 6 miles to the north via US 25 and US 29.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gantt CDP has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.7 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.16%, are water.
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 15,006 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 3,702 | 24.67% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,529 | 50.17% |
Native American | 16 | 0.11% |
Asian | 35 | 0.23% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 499 | 3.33% |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,218 | 21.44% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,006 people, 5,555 households, and 3,488 families residing in the CDP.
See also
In Spanish: Gantt (Carolina del Sur) para niños