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Blythewood, South Carolina

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Blythewood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29016. The Survey maps it on the Blythewood quadrangle. 4,772 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 502 feet above sea level.

Blythewood within Richland County

On record in Blythewood

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Blythewood grew from 2,034 to 4,772 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,034
20204,772+2,738 (+135%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Blythewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined59
Debris and open burning42
Equipment and vehicle use16
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blythewood: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pp/2k Or I-77 ProspectGoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

50 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blythewood in 50 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 32 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2012LightningBlythewood$50,000The State reported that a home on North Firetower Road in Blythewood was struck by lightning causing $50k in damage. There were no injuries.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$28,000WIS TV reported trees down on a home causing moderate damage.
August 2013FloodBlythewood$24,000Received a social media report of a small pond dam failure causing flooding of roads southwest of Blythewood. Blythewood fire department confirmed that Hwy 21 along with several other roads were closed due to the failure.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$6,000Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down around the Blythewood area.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$6,000A microburst did minor damage to several service stations near the I-77 Blythewood exit.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$5,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on Longtown and Lee roads.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$4,000Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Syrup and Blythewood Roads.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$4,000Sheriff reported trees down at Longtown road and Farrow road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$4,000Highway Patrol reported trees down near I-26 at exit 24.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down at Muller and Pine Grove roads.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBlythewood$500Sheriff reported tree down on Coon road.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Town of Blythewood shared photos of damaged amphitheater cover, with metal sheeting blown off. Time estimated by radar.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down on I-77 south of Blythewood Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Richland County EM reported a tree down on a power line with nearby trees on fire off Adams Rd. Time estimated by radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SC DPS reported trees down on Muller Road near Persimmon Fork Rd. Time estimated by radar.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SC DOT reported a tree in roadway at Blythewood Rd and Fulmer Rd. Time estimated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Richland County Sheriff's Office reported downed power lines at the intersection of Muller Road and Blythewood Road. Time estimated by radar.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Loner Rd near Blythewood.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SCDOT reported a tree down along Langford Road near Trading Post Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Fairfield Electric Coop reported numerous trees and power lines were downed in the Blythewood area and vicinity. Exact locations not provided. Time estimated.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SCHP reported trees down on Rimer Pond Rd.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SCHP reported trees down on Syrup Mill Rd at Blythewood Rd. Time estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-SCHP reported trees down at Bass Rd and Portia Rd.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Highway Patrol reported two trees down and multiple large limbs down on property at 10311 Wilson Boulevard in Blythewood.
April 2015HailBlythewood-Public reported hail as large as golf ball size in Blythewood along with high winds and torrential rain.
May 2014HailBlythewood-Sheriff reported quarter size hail in the Blythewood area.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Sheriff dispatch reported trees down from Blythewood to Dentsville.
August 2010HailBlythewood-Public reported penny size hail in Blythewood.
May 2008HailBlythewood-SKYWARN spotter reported quarter size hail.
May 2008HailBlythewood-SKYWARN HAM radio spotter reported quarter size hail on Miirfield Court.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-DOT reported trees down west and northwest of Blythewood on secondary roads and I-77.
July 2008HailBlythewood-University Golf Club 3 miles west of Blythewood reported penny sized hail.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Power lines down at 1600 Syrup Mill Rd. just northwest of the center of town.
March 2008HailBlythewood-COOP reported golf ball size hail.
April 2007HailBlythewood-Public reported 3/4 inch hail at Blythewood Middle School.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Trees down on Langford road and Smyrna Church road.
February 2006Tornado (F0)Blythewood-A small F0 intermittently touched down near SC944 in Richland county and continued to Cedar Lake Drive in Fairfield county. Only trees were taken down.
May 2006HailBlythewood-Post Office reported nickel size hail fell in the area southeast of Blythewood.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Utility company reported trees and powerlines down.
July 2004HailBlythewood-Public reported 3/4 inch hail west of Blythewood
July 2004HailBlythewood-County EM reported nickel size hail in Lincolnshire subdivision of Blythewood.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down on Grover Wilson road in Blythewood.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-TV stations reported a mobile home severely damaged from a downburst.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-General public reported trees down near the A.M.E. Baptist church in Blythewood.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-Highway Patrol reported trees down in Blythewood.
July 1997HailBlythewood-Public spotter reports quarter size hail.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindBlythewood-no account filed
April 1996HailBlythewood-no account filed
June 1996HailBlythewood-no account filed
June 1996HailBlythewood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Richland County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Boney2.2 miles23
Sharp3.0 miles23
Langfords Crossroads3.5 miles23
Pleasant (historical)4.2 miles17
North Pines4.6 miles23
Green Acres4.7 miles17
Killian5.5 miles23
Rose Creek6.4 miles23

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BlythewoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2105305The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1245688. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.