Hopkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was founded circa 1836 and named after John Hopkins (1739–1775). It is located southeast of downtown Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Hopkins CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)39035213.53%14.00%Black or African American alone (NH)2,3602,01381.89%80.07%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)730.24%0.12%Asian alone (NH)550.17%0.20%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)020.00%0.08%Other race alone (NH)140.03%0.16%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)43621.49%2.47%Hispanic or Latino (any race)76732.64%2.90%Total2,8822,514 100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,514 people, 1,016 households, and 660 families residing in the CDP.
Attractions Hopkins is northwest of South Carolina's only national park, Congaree National Park, which is located off Bluff Road west of Gadsden. The Congaree National Park has contiguously preserved the largest tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States, and contains one of the tallest deciduous forests in the world. It has of land and water. The park was designated an international Biosphere, a Globally Important Bird Area, and a National Natural Landmark. While in the park one can hike, backpack, camp, canoe, fish, birdwatch, and study nature.
The city is also home to the Columbia South Carolina Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Education Richland County School District One operates public schools serving Hopkins."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hopkins CDP, SC." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 11, 2016.Home page. Lower Richland High School. Retrieved on December 11, 2016. "Address 2615 Lower Richland Boulevard, Hopkins, SC 29061" Residents are zoned to Hopkins Elementary School, Horrell Hill Elementary School, Hopkins Middle School, Southeast Middle School, and Lower Richland High School."RichlandOneSCPlotMaps150323.pdf." Richland County School District One. Retrieved on December 10, 2016.
Notable people Derwin Montgomery, North Carolina state legislator, grew up in Hopkins Joseph Neal, South Carolina state legislator, was born in Hopkins.Votesmart.org.-Joseph Neal Teyonah Parris, Emmy-nominated actress, grew up in Hopkins. David Patten, former NFL wide receiver with the New England Patriots A'ja Wilson, basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces, was born in Hopkins.
References
External links Hopkins, SC, at ePodunk Congaree National Park