Sumter, South Carolina

{{Short description|City in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States}} {{Distinguish|Fort Sumter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sumter | settlement_type = [[City]] | nickname = The Gamecock City, King City of the East Midlands | mottoes = "Uncommon Patriotism, Progressive Spirit" "Invest. Invite. Serve." | image_skyline = Downtown Sumter 2010.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Downtown Sumter | image_map = SCMap-doton-Sumter.PNG | mapsize = 250px | image_seal = Sumter SC seal.gif | map_caption = Location in South Carolina  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|state]] | subdivision_name1 = South Carolina | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in South Carolina|county]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter]]  | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1845 | government_footnotes = | government_type = | named_for = [[Thomas Sumter]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = | leader_title1 = [[City manager]] | leader_name1 =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='45'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 85.62 | area_land_km2 = 85.11 | area_water_km2 = 0.51 | area_total_sq_mi = 33.06 | area_land_sq_mi = 32.86 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.20 | area_water_percent = 0.60  | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_total = 43463 | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> | population_rank = SC: [[List of cities and towns in South Carolina|8th]] | population_density_sq_mi = 1322.59 | population_urban = 68825 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|406th]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|author=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> | population_density_urban_km2 = 460.9 | population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1193.8  | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 154 | coordinates = {{coord|33|55|14|N|80|22|30|W|region:US-SC_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis/>  | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 29150, 29151, 29153, 29154 | website = {{URL|http://www.sumtersc.gov}} | area_codes = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 45-70405<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2405546<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405546}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = 510.66 | image_blank_emblem = Sumter, SC City Logo.png | blank_emblem_type = Logo }}

'''Sumter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ʌ|m|t|ər}} {{respell|SUM|tər}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Sumter County, South Carolina]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The city makes up the Sumter, SC [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Sumter County, along with [[Clarendon County, South Carolina|Clarendon]] and [[Lee County, South Carolina|Lee]] counties, form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county (or East Midlands) area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the [[Sandhills (Carolina)|Sandhills]] (or [[Midlands of South Carolina|Midlands]]), [[Pee Dee]], and [[South Carolina Lowcountry|Lowcountry]] regions. The population was 43,463 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of municipalities in South Carolina|9th-most populous city]] in the state.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>

==History== Incorporated as Sumterville in 1845, the city's name was shortened to Sumter in 1855.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-04 |title=History & Heritage |url=https://www.sumtersc.gov/community/history |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=City of Sumter, SC |language=en}}</ref> It has grown and prospered from its early beginnings as a plantation settlement. The city and county of Sumter bear the name of General [[Thomas Sumter]], the "Fighting Gamecock" of the [[American Revolutionary War]].

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was an important supply and railroad repair center for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/heritage-history.aspx |title=history |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629184152/http://www.sumtersc.gov/heritage-history.aspx |archive-date=2013-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the war, Sumter grew and prospered, using its large railroad network to supply cotton, timber, and by the start of the 20th century, [[tobacco]] to the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Sumter County, SC |url=https://www.sumtercountysc.org/about/about_us/our_history.php |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.sumtercountysc.org}}</ref>

During the 20th century, Sumter grew into a major industrial center. Still a unique business founded in 1923, Palmetto Pigeon Plant has grown into one of the largest producers of [[squab]], [[Poussin (chicken)|poussin]] (chicken), [[cornish game hen]], and [[silkie]] chickens in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.palmettopigeonplant.com/about.html | title=Palmetto Farms USA: A Brief History | access-date=September 19, 2021 | archive-date=April 16, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416223406/http://palmettopigeonplant.com/about.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Starting with the opening of [[Shaw Air Force Base]] (now home to the 9th Air Force, 20th Fighter Wing, and United States Army Central) in 1941, industry grew, especially after World War II. Sumter became increasingly known for [[textiles]], [[manufacturing]], biotech industries, special chemistry (Branch of Swiss-based [[Ems-Chemie]]), thriving retail environment, and medical center of its region in addition to agricultural products, which makes it a hub for business in the east-central portion of South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/tourism.aspx/ |title=government |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630122641/http://www.sumtersc.gov/tourism.aspx |archive-date=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Local and nearby sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] include: * [[Carnegie Public Library (Sumter, South Carolina)|Carnegie Public Library]] * [[Charles T. Mason House]] * [[Elizabeth White House]] * [[Goodwill Parochial School]] * [[Henry Lee Scarborough House]] * [[Heriot-Moise House]] * [[J. Clinton Brogdon House]] * [[Lincoln High School (Sumter, South Carolina)|Lincoln High School]] * [[Myrtle Moor]] * [[O'Donnell House (Sumter, South Carolina)|O'Donnell House]] * [[Rip Raps Plantation]] * [[Salem Black River Presbyterian Church]] * [[Singleton's Graveyard]] * [[Stateburg Historic District]] * [[Sumter County Courthouse (South Carolina)|Sumter County Courthouse]] * [[Sumter Historic District]] * [[Sumter Town Hall-Opera House]] * [[Temple Sinai (Sumter, South Carolina)|Temple Sinai]] On September 17, 2024, the [[National Park Service]] announced that the City of Sumter and [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter County]] were jointly named a [[World War II Heritage City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Park Service Announces New American World War II Heritage Cities - Sept 2024 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-new-american-world-war-ii-heritage-cities-sept-2024.htm |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=10|id=Q1010203|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Sumter}} Known as the Gamecock City, Sumter lies near the geographic center of the state of South Carolina at {{Coord|33|55|37|N|80|21|49|W| display=inline}} (33.926942, -80.363541).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12| title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Sumter is 100 miles west of Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand and 175 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], the state capital, is about 45 miles to the west, and Charleston is around 100 miles to the south. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|33.06|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|32.86|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.20|sqmi}} (0.60%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/>

=== Climate === Sumter has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cfa) with long, hot summers and short, mild winters.{{Weather box | location = Sumter, South Carolina (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–1906, 1929–present) | single line = Y | collapsed = Y | Jan record high F = 83 | Feb record high F = 86 | Mar record high F = 97 | Apr record high F = 94 | May record high F = 104 | Jun record high F = 103 | Jul record high F = 105 | Aug record high F = 105 | Sep record high F = 102 | Oct record high F = 100 | Nov record high F = 90 | Dec record high F = 84 | Jan high F = 55.1 | Feb high F = 58.5 | Mar high F = 66.3 | Apr high F = 74.7 | May high F = 81.2 | Jun high F = 87.3 | Jul high F = 90.2 | Aug high F = 88.5 | Sep high F = 83.4 | Oct high F = 74.4 | Nov high F = 64.8 | Dec high F = 57.4 | Jan low F = 32.8 | Feb low F = 35.0 | Mar low F = 40.9 | Apr low F = 49.6 | May low F = 57.8 | Jun low F = 65.9 | Jul low F = 69.6 | Aug low F = 68.4 | Sep low F = 62.9 | Oct low F = 50.9 | Nov low F = 40.0 | Dec low F = 35.0 | Jan record low F = 2 | Feb record low F = 4 | Mar record low F = 11 | Apr record low F = 25 | May record low F = 36 | Jun record low F = 43 | Jul record low F = 52 | Aug record low F = 50 | Sep record low F = 38 | Oct record low F = 24 | Nov record low F = 16 | Dec record low F = 8 | Jan precipitation inch = 3.78 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.47 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.67 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.40 | May precipitation inch = 3.78 | Jun precipitation inch = 5.05 | Jul precipitation inch = 5.75 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.92 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.36 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.88 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.94 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.83 | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=SC&station=USC00388440|title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=April 12, 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=cae |publisher=NOAA |title=NOWData - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=April 12, 2026 }}</ref> | precipitation color = green | Jan mean F = 43.9 | Feb mean F = 46.7 | Mar mean F = 53.6 | Apr mean F = 62.2 | May mean F = 69.5 | Jun mean F = 76.6 | Jul mean F = 79.9 | Aug mean F = 78.5 | Sep mean F = 73.2 | Oct mean F = 62.6 | Nov mean F = 52.4 | Dec mean F = 46.2 | Jan avg record high F = 73.6 | Feb avg record high F = 76.5 | Mar avg record high F = 82.9 | Apr avg record high F = 87.0 | May avg record high F = 92.0 | Jun avg record high F = 96.0 | Jul avg record high F = 97.6 | Aug avg record high F = 96.7 | Sep avg record high F = 93.1 | Oct avg record high F = 86.2 | Nov avg record high F = 79.6 | Dec avg record high F = 74.8 | year avg record high F = 99.0 | Jan avg record low F = 17.8 | Feb avg record low F = 21.9 | Mar avg record low F = 25.7 | Apr avg record low F = 34.4 | May avg record low F = 44.8 | Jun avg record low F = 57.3 | Jul avg record low F = 63.4 | Aug avg record low F = 61.0 | Sep avg record low F = 52.3 | Oct avg record low F = 36.2 | Nov avg record low F = 26.3 | Dec avg record low F = 22.2 | year avg record low F = 15.9 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 10.8 | Feb precipitation days = 9.9 | Mar precipitation days = 9.2 | Apr precipitation days = 8.3 | May precipitation days = 9.3 | Jun precipitation days = 11.7 | Jul precipitation days = 11.1 | Aug precipitation days = 11.4 | Sep precipitation days = 8.7 | Oct precipitation days = 7.5 | Nov precipitation days = 8.2 | Dec precipitation days = 10.6 | Feb snow inch = 0.0 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | Apr snow inch = 0.0 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 0.0 | Dec snow inch = 0.0 | Jan snow inch = 0.3 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Feb snow days = 0.0 | Mar snow days = 0.0 | Apr snow days = 0.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.0 | Dec snow days = 0.0 | Jan snow days = 0.2 }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1850 = 1356 | 1860 = 1119 | 1870 = 1807 | 1880 = 2011 | 1890 = 3865 | 1900 = 5673 | 1910 = 8109 | 1920 = 9508 | 1930 = 11780 | 1940 = 15874 | 1950 = 20185 | 1960 = 23062 | 1970 = 24435 | 1980 = 24921 | 1990 = 41943 | 2000 = 39643 | 2010 = 40524 | 2020 = 43463 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 43094 | estref = <ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sumtercitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Sumter city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N%2CNAME&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A45|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Sumter, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sumter city, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4570405|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sumter city, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4570405&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sumter city, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4570405&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |19,300 |17,777 |style='background: #ffffe6; |17,428 |48.68% |43.87% |style='background: #ffffe6; |40.10% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |18,256 |19,755 |style='background: #ffffe6; |21,001 |46.05% |48.75% |style='background: #ffffe6; |48.32% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |78 |101 |style='background: #ffffe6; |97 |0.20% |0.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |503 |647 |style='background: #ffffe6; |891 |1.27% |1.60% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.05% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |28 |48 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |0.07% |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |79 |47 |style='background: #ffffe6; |132 |0.20% |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |461 |682 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,767 |1.16% |1.68% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.07% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |938 |1,467 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,107 |2.37% |3.62% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.85% |- |'''Total''' |'''39,643''' |'''40,524''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''43,463''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Sumter had a population of 43,463 and 9,925 families. The median age was 35.3 years; 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.4 males.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A70405&in=state%3A45|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 5, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

98.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.2% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A70405&in=state%3A45|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=February 5, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 17,437 households in Sumter, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.2% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 19,475 housing units, of which 10.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A70405&in=state%3A45|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 5, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | [[White Americans|White]] || 17,939 || 41.3% |- | [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 21,168 || 48.7% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 128 || 0.3% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 908 || 2.1% |- | [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 41 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 852 || 2.0% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 2,427 || 5.6% |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 2,107 || 4.8% |}

===2010 census=== At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> 40,541 people, 16,232 households, and 10,049 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|575.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 16,032 housing units averaged {{convert|232.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 47.07% Caucasian, 47.03% Black, 0.23% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.37% of the population.

Of the 14,564 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were not families. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the city was $31,590, and for a family was $38,668. Males had a median income of $27,078 versus $22,002 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,949. About 13.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and law== {{Infobox UCR |city_name= Sumter |year= 2022 |homicide= 14.0 |rape= 23.4 |robbery= 56.1 |aggravated_assault= 790.5 |violent_crime= 884.1 |burglary= 432.7 |larceny_theft= 2,561.0 |motor_vehicle_theft= 261.9 |arson= 11.7 |property_crime= 3,267.3 |source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data |notes= 2022 population: 42,757 }}

Sumter adopted the [[council–manager]] form of government on June 11, 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/SC/Towns/Sumter_SC.html|title=Sumter, South Carolina}}</ref> The [[city council]] appoints a [[city manager]] to serve as chief administrative officer to run the day-to-day business of the city. This individual serves at the pleasure of the council. A [[mayor]] is elected to serve as the chairman of the city council; both the mayor and the councilmen serve four-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-03 |title=Mayor and Council |url=https://www.sumtersc.gov/council |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=City of Sumter, SC |language=en}}</ref>

Six councilmen, who are not subject to [[term limit]]s, are elected by ward, whereas the mayor is elected at-large. Sumter City Council is responsible for making policies and enacting laws, rules, and regulations to provide for future community and economic growth. The council is also responsible for providing the necessary support for the orderly and efficient operation of city services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/governments.aspx |title=Sumter South Carolina |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514071821/http://www.sumtersc.gov/governments.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Martha Priscilla Shaw]], who was Sumter's first female mayor from 1952 to 1956, was also the first woman to serve as a mayor in South Carolina.<ref name=mpshawcollection>{{cite news|title=Martha Priscilla Shaw Collection |url=http://www.sumtercountymuseum.org/research/shaw.htm |work=Sumter County Museum |date=March 1999 |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717212224/http://www.sumtercountymuseum.org/research/shaw.htm |archive-date=2008-07-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education== There is one school district—[[Sumter County Consolidated School District|Sumter School District]]—which serves both the City of Sumter and the rest of Sumter County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45085_sumter/DC20SD_C45085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sumter County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-01-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45085_sumter/DC20SD_C45085_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Sumter is home to Crestwood High School, [[Lakewood High School (Sumter, South Carolina)|Lakewood High School]], and [[Sumter High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Our Schools |url=https://sumterschools.net/schools/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=sumterschools.net}}</ref> Each public school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the State Department of Education.<ref name="Sumter Public School System">{{Cite web | title= 2009–2010 SSD17 Fast Facts | publisher= Sumter School District 17 | url= http://district.sumter17.k12.sc.us/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=78fe2d07-4f2d-4d77-a6f6-c4b5ca8c103c }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The area also includes the private institutions of Thomas Sumter Academy, Wilson Hall, Sumter Christian School, St. Anne Catholic School, St. Francis Xavier High School, Berea Junior Academy, and Westside Christian Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Private Schools |url=https://sumterschools.net/about-us/college-and-career-resources/schools-colleges-and-universities/private-schools/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=sumterschools.net/ |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106205014/https://sumterschools.net/about-us/college-and-career-resources/schools-colleges-and-universities/private-schools/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Higher education=== Sumter is home to several collegiate institutions. The area is served by [[Morris College]] (a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] (HBCU) private, four-year [[liberal arts]] college); Central Carolina Technical College (a public two-year [[Institute of technology|technical college]]); and the [[University of South Carolina Sumter]].

===Library=== Sumter has a [[public library]] system that includes three branches of the Sumter County Library network.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenvillelibrary.org/locations-and-hours | title=Locations & Hours | publisher=Greenville County Library System | access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref>

==Shaw Air Force Base== Sumter is home to [[Shaw Air Force Base]], headquarters of the [[United States Air Forces Central Command]], [[United States Army Central]], [[15th Air Force]], the [[20th Fighter Wing]], and many other tenant units. Since World War II, it has been a major source of federal and civilian employment in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaw Air Force Base {{!}} Base Overview & Info {{!}} MilitaryINSTALLATIONS |url=https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/shaw-air-force-base#:~:text=The%20base%20community%20consists%20of,Housing%20at%20Shaw%20is%20privatized. |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=installations.militaryonesource.mil}}</ref>

Shaw's fighter planes consist of the [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], which is a versatile multirole fighter. F-16s dispatched from Shaw were the primary fighters used in the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appendix - Air Force Performance In Operation Desert Storm {{!}} The Gulf War {{!}} FRONTLINE |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/appendix/whitepaper.html#:~:text=Two%20hundred%20and%20forty-nine,5%20%25%20above%20its%20peacetime%20rate. |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.pbs.org}}</ref> In response to the city's service, presidents from [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] through [[Barack Obama]] have visited the city and base. The base was named in honor of 1st Lt. [[Ervin David Shaw]], one of the early Americans to fly combat missions in [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shaw.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/663886/1st-lt-ervin-david-shaw/|title = 1st LT. ERVIN DAVID SHAW}}</ref>

==Mass transit== The [[Santee-Wateree Regional Transit Authority]] (SWRTA) is responsible for operating mass transit in greater Sumter area. The transit department is in connection with Shaw Air Force Base. SWRTA operates express shuttles and a bus service serving Sumter and the communities within the county. The authority was established in October 2002 after SCANA released ownership of public transportation back to the City of Sumter. Since 2003, SWRTA provides transportation for more than 10,000 passengers, has expanded route services, and introduced 15 new ADA accessible buses offering a safer, more comfortable means of transportation. In recent years, SWRTA added natural gas-powered [[buses]] to its small fleet, and has plans to expand.<ref>[http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/417328/rail_transit_study_meetings_this_week_public_invited/ Rail Transit Study]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Roads and highways==

===Interstates=== * {{jct|I|95|state=SC}}

===US routes=== * {{jct|US|15|state=SC}} * {{jct|US|76|state=SC}} * {{jct|US-Bus|76|dab1=Sumter|state=SC}} * {{jct|US|378|state=SC}} * {{jct|US|401|state=SC}} * {{jct|US|521|state=SC}} * {{jct|US-Conn|521|dab1=Sumter|state=SC}}

===South Carolina state highways=== * {{jct|SC|120|state=SC}} * {{jct|SC|261|state=SC}} * {{jct|SC|441|state=SC}} * {{jct|SC|763|state=SC}}

==Swan Lake Iris Gardens== [[Swan Lake Iris Gardens]] is the only public park in the United States containing all eight known species of [[swan]]. The lake is dotted with islands and wildlife. The park is also home to some of the nation's most intensive plantings of [[Iris (plant)|Japanese Iris]], which bloom yearly in mid to late May and last until the beginning of June. The garden is also planted with camellias, azaleas, day lilies, and Japanese magnolias. A Braille Trail enables the sight-impaired to enjoy the scents and sensations of the gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swan Lake/Iris Gardens, Sumter |url=https://cityseeker.com/sumter/824946-swan-lake-iris-gardens |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=cityseeker |language=en}}</ref>

This area was first developed in 1927 as a private fishing retreat by Hamilton Carr Bland, a local businessman. At the same time he was developing the {{convert|30|acres|abbr=out}} of swamp on what is now the north side of West Liberty Street, he was landscaping the grounds of his home with [[Japanese iris]]. They failed miserably, and after consulting expert horticulturists from as far away as New York, he ordered his gardener to dig up the bulbs and dump them at the swamp. The following spring, they burst into bloom.

The park is host to events and festivals throughout the year, including the annual "Iris Festival" which is held every [[Memorial Day]] weekend in May. The gardens also host a Christmas event with the nighttime Fantasy of Lights display, featuring more than 1,000,000 varicolored lights. It also hosts an annual Earth Day celebration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carolinaliving.com/heartlands/sumter-sc|title=Sumter SC {{!}} Carolina Living|last=Pettit|first=Katherine|website=carolinaliving.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922195105/https://carolinaliving.com/heartlands/sumter-sc|archive-date=2019-09-22|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>

==Sports== [[Riley Park (Sumter)|Riley Park]] is a 2,000-seat stadium primarily used for [[baseball]], and was the home of the [[Sumter Braves]], a Single A Atlanta Braves affiliate that competed in the South Atlantic League. Riley Park was home to the Braves from 1985 until 1990, when the team left Sumter for [[Macon, Georgia]]. Notable Sumter Braves who went on to Major League success include [[Tom Glavine]], [[David Justice]], [[Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)]], [[Mark Wohlers]], [[Ryan Klesko]], and [[Vinny Castilla]]. The Braves were replaced by the [[Sumter Braves|Sumter Flyers]] in 1991, a Single A Montreal Expos affiliate. The Flyers, however, left Sumter after one season. No professional baseball team has competed in Sumter since the end of the 1991 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Sumter County, SC |url=https://www.sumtercountysc.org/departments/j_-_r/recreation_and_parks/parks_and_outdoor_trails/sumter_area_parks/riley_park.php |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.sumtercountysc.org}}</ref>

Riley continues to be the home of the P-15s, an American Legion baseball team with a long history of success. The P-15s have won 15 state titles including in 1940, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011.<ref>[http://www.p-15.com/P15Fans.asp ''P-51s'']</ref> They advanced to the 2006 American Legion World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where they finished fourth nationally. The P-15s made a return trip to the American Legion World Series hosted by Shelby, NC in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Midland Daily News |date=2008-08-20 |title=2008 American Legion Baseball World Series schedule |url=https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/2008-American-Legion-Baseball-World-Series-6982126.php |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Midland Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=P-15s |first=Sumter |title=Welcome to Sumter P-15's Baseball |url=https://sumterp15s.com/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Sumter P-15s |language=en-US |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106205014/https://sumterp15s.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Palmetto Tennis Center is a new state-of-the-art tennis court in Palmetto Park. The tennis center has 24 official size tennis courts. It hosts numerous youth, collegiate, and professional tournaments each year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumter-sc.com/VisitingUs/Tennis.aspx |title=Sumter, SC |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620134621/http://www.sumter-sc.com/visitingus/tennis.aspx |archive-date=2009-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sumter Memorial Stadium is home to Sumter High School's Gamecocks, Marvin Montgomery Field at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium is home to the Crestwood High School Knights, and Dr. J. Frank Baker Stadium is home to the Lakewood High School Gators.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-09 |title=Palmetto Tennis Center |url=https://www.sumtersc.gov/tennis |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=City of Sumter, SC |language=en}}</ref>

In the 1950s, Sumter was very strong in table tennis state champions, and in 1951, produced an All-American Table Tennis Tournament national men's champion Oliver Hoyt Stubbs.<ref>State newspaper, Sunday, Nov 04, 1951 Columbia, SC Page: 61</ref>

New York Yankees former second baseman [[Bobby Richardson]] is from Sumter. The town built and named a youth baseball park in his honor. Sumter is also the home of pro basketball star [[Ray Allen]], who had an 18-year career in the NBA.

[[Jordan Montgomery|Jordan Blackmon Montgomery]] (born December 27, 1992), nicknamed "Gumby", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2017. Before his professional career, Montgomery played college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{Cite web |title=Jordan Montgomery Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montgjo01.shtml |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people== {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} ;Artists * [[Jasper Johns]], painter, sculptor, and printmaker. * [[Grainger McKoy]], artist in wood and metal sculpture. ;Athletics/Competition * [[Ray Allen]], professional basketball player, 10-time NBA All-Star. * [[Art Baker (coach)|Art Baker]], collegiate football coach. * [[Justin Bethel]], NFL defensive back. * [[Ronnie Burgess]], NFL defensive back. * [[Pete Chilcutt]], played basketball for University of North Carolina and [[NBA]] from 1991 to 2000. * [[Buck Flowers]] (Allen Ralph Flowers Jr., football player.<ref>Sumter Item, 15 Oct 1969.</ref> * [[Nicole Gamble]], track and field triple jump champion.<ref>Sumter Item, 30 Nov. 2019, https://www.theitem.com/stories/the-sumter-items-top-125-sports-figures-16-20,336900</ref> * [[Terry Kinard]], NFL player, first-round draft pick of [[New York Giants]], played in 1986 Super Bowl. * [[Wayne Mass]], Edmunds High School player, All American at Clemson & then played in the NFL. * [[Bob Montgomery (boxer)|Bob Montgomery]], former lightweight boxing champion. * [[Jordan Montgomery]], Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. * [[JP Sears (baseball)]], Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Oakland Athletics]]. * [[Ja Morant]], professional basketball player, was the 2nd overall pick in the [[2019 NBA draft]] by the [[Memphis Grizzlies]]. * [[Cleveland Pinkney]], professional football player, [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], [[Carolina Panthers]] and [[Detroit Lions]]. * [[Jason Ratcliff]], [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Matt Kenseth]] at [[Joe Gibbs Racing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://circletrack.automotive.com/49057/14780/index.html |title=Crew Chief Jason Ratcliff Bio | Stock Car Racing Magazine Article at Automotive.com |publisher=Circletrack.automotive.com |date=1967-12-08 |access-date=2010-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191454/http://circletrack.automotive.com/49057/14780/index.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 }}</ref> * [[Bobby Richardson]], second baseman, three-time World Series champion with [[New York Yankees]], baseball coach at [[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]]. * [[Wally Richardson]], former starting [[quarterback]] for [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State]]. * [[Freddie Solomon]], NFL wide receiver, [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]]. * [[John Stefero]], former catcher for the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. * [[Derrick Witherspoon]]. NFL, running back & return specialist. ;Aviation & Space * [[David A. King (engineer)|David A. King]], former director of [[NASA]] [[Marshall Space Flight Center]], Huntsville, Alabama ;Beauty Pageant Winners * [[Shawn Weatherly]], Miss South Carolina USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe (1980). ;Business * [[Samuel R. Allen]], chairman and CEO of [[John Deere]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Board of Director Biographies| url=https://www.deere.com/en_US/corporate/our_company/about_us/leadership/executives/sam_allen_biography.page| website=John Deere| access-date=March 5, 2017| quote=He is a native of Sumter, South Carolina.}}</ref> * [[Thomas Wilson (Industrialist)]], born in Scotland & becoming a prominent businessman, he was the wealthiest man in S. C. when he died.<ref>3 July 1921 issue of The Columbia Record, front page article about his death</ref> *[[O.L. Williams]], president of [[Williams Furniture Company]]. ;Criminal Accusations * Mark Orrin Barton, perpetrator of the [[1999 Atlanta day trading firm shootings]]; a Sumter High School class of 1973 graduate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edmundshigh.com/rip73.html |title=Edmunds High School, Sumter, S.C. |access-date=2021-06-11 |archive-date=2021-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611170411/http://www.edmundshigh.com/rip73.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Robert Henry Best]], Nazi broadcaster convicted of treason in 1948 and sentenced to life imprisonment. * [[William Pierce (serial killer)|William Pierce]] confessed (and was convicted) to the 1970 murder of the daughter ("Peg" Cuttino) of state senator, James Cuttino Jr.; but "Pee Wee" Gaskins ([[Donald Henry Gaskins]]) also claimed that he killed her. * [[George Stinney]], youngest American at 14 to be executed. He was African-American, and wrongfully convicted of murdering two white girls. ;Education/Scholarship * [[Glen Browder]], history professor, former Alabama Congressman, and co-author of the 2018 book, South Carolina's Turkish People. * [[Emilie Virginia Haynsworth]], mathematician, known for the [[Haynsworth inertia additivity formula]]. * [[Gloria Conyers Hewitt]], mathematician. * [[William Ephraim Mikell]] (1868–1944), dean of the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]. ;Heroism * [[Clarke Bynum]] (and Gifford M. Shaw) saved 300+ lives thwarting a passenger attempt to crash [[British Airways Flight 2069]] 12/29/2000. * Robert F. Morel, II, recipient of [[Carnegie Hero Fund|Carnegie Medal for heroism]] award in 1990 for rescuing a police officer.<ref>http://mychfc.org/hero.aspx?hero=65483 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> ;Military * [[Charles J. Girard]], [[Brigadier General (United States)|brigadier general]], one of highest ranking American officers to die in battle during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite news | date=January 17, 1970 |title=Sumter General Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19700117&id=PYQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4akFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5930,1483019&hl=en |newspaper=Sumter Daily Item |location=Sumter, SC}}</ref> * [[The Citadel]] Cadet George Edward "Tuck" Haynsworth, who fired the first shot of the [[American Civil War]], was born and raised in Sumter and is buried there. * [[George L. Mabry Jr.|Major General George L. Mabry Jr.]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, second-most decorated soldier of World War II. * [[Emile P. Moses]], major general in the Marine Corps. * [[Shaw Air Force Base#Lt. Ervin David Shaw|Lt. Ervin David Shaw]], WWI pilot and namesake of [[Shaw Air Force Base]].<ref name="Shaw">[http://www.shaw.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=20983 ''USAF Factsheet – 1st Lt. Ervin David Shaw''] {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101141/http://www.shaw.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=20983 |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="mul2">Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. {{ISBN|0-912799-53-6}}, {{ISBN|0-16-002261-4}}</ref> ;Motion Picture, Acting & TV * [[Ryan Buell]], founder of Penn State Paranormal Research Society; has a reality series on [[A&E Network|A&E]], ''[[Paranormal State]]''. * [[Virginia Capers]], [[Tony Award]]-winning actress. * [[O'Neal Compton]], actor, writer, photographer, commercial filmmaker. * [[Nancy O'Dell]], television personality, anchor of ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''. * [[Jay Ellis]], actor, [[Top Gun: Maverick]]. * Kenya Pleaser, drag queen, competed on [[RuPaul's Drag Race season 18| season 18]] of [[RuPaul's Drag Race]] ;Music * [[Lee Brice]], country music singer-songwriter. * [[Rob Crosby]], country music artist, singer, and songwriter. * [[Ray Davis (musician)|Ray "Stingray" Davis]], founding member of [[The Parliaments]], [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]]. * [[Clara Louise Kellogg]], [[opera]] singer. ;Law and Politicians * [[Charlotta Bass]], first black female to run for VP with the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1948)|Progressive Party]] in 1952 & born in Sumter. * [[Frank Bradford]], politician and lawyer * [[Jim Clyburn]], politician, U.S. Representative [[House Majority Whip]] for [[110th Congress]]. * [[Marcia G. Cooke]], U.S. District Court judge * [[James Felder]], state legislator and civil rights activist * [[Charles Alexander Harvin]], state legislator. * [[Bubba McElveen]], Sumter mayor and the first civilian to be named honorary chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force. * [[Joe McElveen]], Sumter's longest-serving mayor (2000–2020). * [[Thomas McElveen]], South Carolina State Senator (2012–2024) * [[Lou-Ann Preble]], congresswoman from Tucson, Arizona (1993–2002). * [[Ramon Schwartz Jr.]], member of [[South Carolina Legislature]] and some years as [[Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives]]. * [[Martha Priscilla Shaw]], mayor of Sumter (1952–1956), first female mayor in South Carolina. * [[Angelica Singleton Van Buren]], acting [[First Lady of the United States]] during the presidency of [[Martin Van Buren]]. ;Religion * [[Rosa Horn]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] preacher and church leader{{colend}}

==Sister cities== *{{flagdeco|TWN}} [[Taichung City]], Taiwan<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Partnerships By US State |url=https://asiamattersforamerica.org/taiwan/data/sister-partnerships |website=Asia Matters For America |access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=County Council shaping budget for FY 2017-18 |url=http://lansa.sumtercountysc.org/general-information/article/county-council-shaping-budget-fy-2017-18 |website=Sumter County SC |access-date=19 December 2021 |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219145912/http://lansa.sumtercountysc.org/general-information/article/county-council-shaping-budget-fy-2017-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of municipalities in South Carolina]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{OSM relation|193961}} * {{Official website|http://www.sumtersc.gov/}} * [http://www.sumterchamber.com/ Sumter Chamber of Commerce]

[[Category:Sumter, South Carolina| ]] [[Category:Cities in Sumter County, South Carolina]] [[Category:County seats in South Carolina]] [[Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1845]] [[Category:1845 establishments in South Carolina]]