Sandy Springs, South Carolina

Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs
CDP
	Sandy Springs Location within the state of South Carolina
	Coordinates: 34°35′50″N 82°45′23″W / 34.59722°N 82.75639°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Anderson
Area
• Total	2.90 sq mi (7.50 km2)
• Land	2.87 sq mi (7.44 km2)
• Water	0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	810 ft (250 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,002
• Density	348.8/sq mi (134.69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	45-63655
GNIS feature ID	2812930

CountryUnited States

Elevation

^[2]

810 ft (250 m)

Sandy Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,002.^[4]

It is located on U.S. Route 76 between Anderson and Clemson. The name comes from a literal spring in the sands.^[5]

It is the birthplace of Freddie Stowers, the only African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I.^[6]

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,002		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 2020^[8]^[3]

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	785	78.34%
Black or African American alone (NH)	79	7.88%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	25	2.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.10%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	59	5.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	5.29%
Total	1,002	100.00%

v t e Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Anderson Belton Clemson‡ Easley‡	Map of South Carolina highlighting Anderson County
Towns	Honea Path‡ Iva Pelzer Pendleton Starr West Pelzer Williamston
CDPs	Centerville Fair Play‡ Homeland Park La France Northlake Piedmont‡ Powdersville Sandy Springs
Other communities	Craytonville Townville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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2020 census

Sandy Springs
CDP
Sandy Springs Location within the state of South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°35′50″N 82°45′23″W / 34.59722°N 82.75639°W / 34.59722; -82.75639
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Anderson
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.90 sq mi (7.50 km²)
• Land	2.87 sq mi (7.44 km²)
• Water	0.023 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	810 ft (250 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	1,002
• Density	348.8/sq mi (134.69/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	45-63655
GNIS feature ID	2812930^[2]