Woodfield, South Carolina
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29223. It stands on Little Jackson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Jackson North quadrangle. 9,199 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 344 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWoodfield fell from 9,303 to 9,199 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 | 9,303 | |
| 2020 | 9,199 | -104 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Fort Jackson North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Fort Jackson North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Woodfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 492 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Woodfield: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pontiac Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Smith Properties Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Carolina Ceramics Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Haskell Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Pontiac Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richland County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stork Firebrick Works Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Kaolin | |
| Unnamed Clay Pit. | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
27 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodfield in 27 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Woodfield | $1,000,000 | SC Highway Patrol reports Percival Road at I-77 closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $900,000 | Fire Dept. reported numerous trees on homes in the Greenview area of Columbia on over to Ft. Jackson. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Woodfield | $250,000 | SC Highway Patrol reports roadway flooding on I-77 at mile marker 13. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $20,000 | Trees down in the roadway on Bluff road, Pineview road, Montgomery road, Amicks Ferry road, 155 Newberry Drive, and Lynch road. A tree was also down on I-20 east bound at the 67 mile marker. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $20,000 | Sheriff reported numerous trees and powerlines down in Columbia and Dentsville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $10,000 | Highway Patrol reported numerous trees down in the northeast Columbia area. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $5,000 | Utility Company reported power outages and lines down on Grebeck Drive and Mokernut Ave. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Woodfield | $1,000 | Columbia Police Dept. reported flooding in areas around Two Notch Road around the 9000 block. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree across the intersection of Faraway and Height roads. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | $500 | Highway Patrol reoprted a tree in the road near SC 277 and Bull Street. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Woodfield | $100 | Flash flooding reported on Percival Rd at Northshore Rd at Gills Creek. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Woodfield | $10 | MPING report of pea sized hail in Forest Acres. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | - | SCHP reported trees down at Overhill Rd and Sigma Ct. Time estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | - | SCHP reported a tree down on I-77 near mile marker 15. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | - | Tree in roadway at Robinwood Rd and Lake Shore Dr. Time estimated. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | - | Fort Jackson reported two trees down along with several power outages. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Quarter size hail was reported at WLTX TV station and dime size hail was seen at the VA hospital. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Columia Police reported quarter size hail on Two Notch Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Woodfield | - | SKYWARN spotter reported ping pong ball size hail near Lower Richland High School. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail falling for about 10 minutes in the vicinity of Assembly and Blossom streets. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Assembly Street and Blossom Street. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodfield | - | Trees down at the intersection of 1700 block of Fairlamb Avenue and Percival Road. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Shaw meteorologist reported 1 inch hail near Highway 378 just east of Columbia. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Public reported quarter size hail on the USC campus. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Woodfield | - | Public reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Woodfield | - | One inch hail reported by public in Columbia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield Park | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Huntington | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Tanglewood | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Drexel Lake Hills | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Windsor Lake Park | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| East Lake Hills | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Sandwood | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Wedgewood | 1.4 miles | 24 |
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 Woodfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2174955 | 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 1867534. 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.












