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Ladson, South Carolina.
Ladson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 13,790 at the 2010 census.[6] It is named in honor of the Ladson family, one of the oldest planter and merchant families in the Charleston area; one of its members was lieutenant governor James Ladson.
Ladson can be found in the southwestern Berkeley County and northern Charleston County. It is also located in southeastern Dorchester County at 33deg0’34'’N 80deg6’20’’W /33.00944degN80.10556degW/33.00944;-80.10556 (33.009563 & -80.105553). [7] It's bordered to its southwest by Summerville, to the southeast by North Charleston and to the east by Goose Creek. To the northwest, Sangaree is a census-designated area.
U.S. Route 78 and Interstate 26 run parallel through Ladson, with Exit 203 providing access from I-26. Downtown Charleston is 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast, and Columbia is 97 miles (156 km) to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km2), all land. This is a decrease from 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2) at the 2000 census, due to annexations of portions of the area into Summerville and North Charleston.
According to the 2020 United States Census, the CDP had 15,550 residents, 5,046 households and 3,767 families.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 13,264 people, 4,571 households, and 3,560 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,540.9 people per square mile (594.8/km2). There were 4,863 housing units at an average density of 564.9 per square mile (218.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.70% White, 22.06% African American, 0.97% Native American, 2.04% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.