Caesars Head, South Carolina
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
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Caesars Head is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on top of Caesars Head, a mountain in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 84.[4]
Caesars Head, South Carolina | |
|---|---|
  Caesars Head  Caesars Head | |
| Coordinates: 35°06′22″N 82°37′30″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Greenville |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,005 ft (916 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 84 |
| • Density | 57.1/sq mi (22.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 29635 (Cleveland) |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-10585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812959[1] |
The CDP is in northwestern Greenville County along U.S. Route 276, 2 miles (3 km) south of the North Carolina border. The 3,208-foot (978 m) summit of Caesars Head is in the western part of the CDP, and most of the residential development is in the northeastern part, at elevations ranging from 2,800 to 3,200 feet (850 to 980 m) above sea level. The remainder of the CDP is within Caesars Head State Park.
US 276 (Geer Highway) leads north 15 miles (24 km) to Brevard, North Carolina, and southeast 31 miles (50 km) to Greenville.
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[6] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 77 | 91.67% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 2.38% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 1.19% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 1.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | 3.57% |
| Total | 84 | 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.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Caesar's Head has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Caesar's Head was 99 °F (37.2 °C) on July 29, 1952 and August 21, 1983, while the coldest temperature recorded was −19 °F (−28.3 °C) on January 21, 1985, which is the coldest temperature ever recorded in South Carolina.[7][8]
| Climate data for Caesar's Head, South Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
98 (37) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
89 (32) |
79 (26) |
75 (24) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.0 (16.7) |
64.2 (17.9) |
74.3 (23.5) |
79.1 (26.2) |
81.2 (27.3) |
84.3 (29.1) |
84.8 (29.3) |
83.5 (28.6) |
80.3 (26.8) |
75.2 (24.0) |
69.3 (20.7) |
62.0 (16.7) |
87.0 (30.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) |
48.3 (9.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
70.0 (21.1) |
75.0 (23.9) |
77.6 (25.3) |
76.2 (24.6) |
71.1 (21.7) |
62.9 (17.2) |
54.9 (12.7) |
47.6 (8.7) |
62.4 (16.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.3 (2.4) |
39.3 (4.1) |
46.3 (7.9) |
54.7 (12.6) |
61.6 (16.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
70.7 (21.5) |
69.4 (20.8) |
64.3 (17.9) |
55.3 (12.9) |
46.6 (8.1) |
39.9 (4.4) |
54.3 (12.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.9 (−2.3) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
36.6 (2.6) |
44.4 (6.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
60.4 (15.8) |
63.9 (17.7) |
62.6 (17.0) |
57.6 (14.2) |
47.8 (8.8) |
38.2 (3.4) |
32.1 (0.1) |
46.3 (7.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.3 (−13.2) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
39.5 (4.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
57.5 (14.2) |
55.9 (13.3) |
46.3 (7.9) |
33.4 (0.8) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
5.3 (−14.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) |
−6 (−21) |
1 (−17) |
17 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
38 (3) |
44 (7) |
45 (7) |
28 (−2) |
23 (−5) |
−1 (−18) |
−5 (−21) |
−19 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.02 (153) |
4.82 (122) |
5.17 (131) |
5.93 (151) |
6.11 (155) |
6.93 (176) |
7.02 (178) |
6.97 (177) |
6.62 (168) |
5.60 (142) |
5.93 (151) |
7.08 (180) |
74.2 (1,884) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.7 (6.9) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.6 (6.6) |
7.3 (18.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.4 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 135.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Source: NOAA[9][7][10] | |||||||||||||
