Hopkins, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Hopkins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29061. It stands on Horsepen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fort Jackson South quadrangle. 2,514 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 170 feet above sea level.
On record in Hopkins
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 3 records
- Barber Houselisted 1986
- Hopkins Graded Schoollisted 1986
- Hopkins Presbyterian Churchlisted 1986
Population over time
2 figuresHopkins fell from 2,882 to 2,514 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,882 | |
| 2020 | 2,514 | -368 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1948 USGS Hopkins quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Jackson South quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Fort Jackson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
277 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Hopkins between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,706 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 39 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/undetermined | 130 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hopkins: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Myers Creek | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial |
Storms near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopkins in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $16,000 | Public reported many trees down in the Hopkins area, especially on Old Hokins road and MLK road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $8,000 | DOT reported trees down from Hopkins to Eastover. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Bluff Road and Old Bluff Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Airbase road and Congaree road near McEntire ANG Base. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $2,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down in the Hopkins area. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Hopkins | $1,000 | Gadsden River Gage on the Congaree went 3 feet above flood stage causing minor flooding of low lying areas along the river. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Social media report of large trees limbs snapped in Hopkins. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | SCDPS website reported tree down in roadway at the intersection of Bluff Rd and Lower Richland Blvd. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Richland Co Emergency Services reported a large tree down blocking road on Horrell Hill Rd in Hopkins. Time estimated. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | A downburst, with winds up to 90 mph, began just west of Lower Richland Blvd, then continued east across Old Creek Rd and Barberville Loop Rd before dissipating. The downburst path length was approximately 0.25 miles long with a width of approximately 400 yards. There were numerous trees, both hardwood and softwood, that were uprooted or snapped. Some of the trees fell and damaged or destroyed several outbuildings and sheds, and another fell on a garage, causing damage to the structure. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Power lines down near the intersection of Lower Richland Blvd and Old Hopkins Rd. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Report received via social media of a tree that was uprooted and fell on a small shed. An additional large hardwood tree was snapped nearby. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | NWS Storm Survey Team confirmed straight line thunderstorm winds uprooted several hardwood and softwood trees along Chappell Creek Lane, Chappell Creek Rd, and Apricot Rd just south of Hopkins, SC. The team estimated peak wind gusts of 85 MPH. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hopkins | - | Fire Dept. 23 in Hopkins reported dime to nickel size hail. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Spotter reported large limbs down at the intersection of Hwy. 378 and Trotter Rd. just east of Columbia. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Reported several large limbs down and a few trees down along Bluff Road. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Electric coop reported trees and powerlines down. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hopkins | - | Resident phoned in report of nickel size hail. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Electric company reported a couple of trees and powerlines down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bruner | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lykes | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Independents | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Creek Estates | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Horrel Hill | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Weston | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dominion Hills | 3.9 miles | 17 |
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 Hopkins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473644 | The 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 1246059. 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.









