Census Data for Dorchester
As far as we can tell, Dorchester has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Dorchester, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- North Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanahan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sullivan's Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folly Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Isle-of-Palms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Ravenel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Meggett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kiawah Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Charleston County
Charleston County ...
Dorchester is located in Charleston County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Charleston County.
Miscellaneous Information for Dorchester ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Charleston County or the community of Dorchester:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorchester:
- GNIS ID for Dorchester: 1231234
- GNIS ID for Charleston County: 1252740
- GNIS ID for State of South Carolina: 1779799
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Dorchester is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Dorchester.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |