Dataw Island
Beaufort · USGS GNIS name record 2376889
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These Census tracts have reference points near Dataw Island. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9.01 ↗
Beaufort County · SC
- Population
- 3,572
- Median home value
- $477,500
Census tract 9.02 ↗
Beaufort County · SC
- Population
- 8,955
- Median home value
- $389,900
Census tract 11.01 ↗
Beaufort County · SC
- Population
- 3,856
- Median home value
- $401,400
Census tract 11.03 ↗
Beaufort County · SC
- Population
- 1,948
- Median home value
- $109,100
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Dataw Island ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
The community is coincidental with Datha Island (q.v.). The clipped form and variant name Dataw is more often used in spoken reference.
In 1986, the developers of the community proposed to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names that the name of the island be changed to Dataw Island citing at least one similar historic name (Dawtaw Island, which most closely approximates the local pronunciation), and the confusion concerning the official spelling Datha with regard to the pronunciation. The U.S. Board denied the change based upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Historical Society and State Names Authority.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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