Gillisonville | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | SouthCarolina#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.06 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.06 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 183 |
Population Density Km2: | 59.76 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 154.82 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 29936[2] |
Area Code: | 843 and 854 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-29140 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Gillisonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 183.[3]
A post office called Gillisonville was in operation from 1840 until 1927.[4] During the Civil War, Gillisonville was nearly obliterated by order of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.[5]
Gillisonville Baptist Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Gillisonville has hosted PGA Tour since 2021 as replacement tournaments. During the 2020-21 season, the Palmetto Championship, a one-off tournament to replace the RBC Canadian Open, was held in June 2021. During the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, the CJ Cup, normally held in Korea, is slated to be held in Gillisonville.
The main roads through Gillisonville are U.S. Route 278 (Gray's Highway) and South Carolina Highway 462. SC 462 runs along Gillison Branch Road. then turns south along an overlap with US 278 before branching off again onto Morgandollar Road.
White alone (NH) | 111 | 60.66% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 60 | 32.79% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 1.09% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 1.64% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | 3.83% | |
Total | 183 | 100.00% |