Welcome to Lugoff, South Carolina!
Lugoff, SC is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 6,278 at the 2000 census. Lugoff is locally pronounced LEW-goff. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lugoff was named for Count Lugoff ( Loo'goff ), a Russian engineer, who helped build the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1899. Lugoff is one of many stations in Kershaw County for the Seaboard Railway.
Lugoff, South Carolina, is located on Highway 1 and is four miles west of Camden. It is the home of the multimillion-dollar Invista Plant, formerly DuPont, and it is also the birthplace of Brook Benton, best known for recording "Rainy Night in Georgia".
Like other small towns in South Carolina, Lugoff features history, southern charm, rural settings and friendly neighbors. Unlike many of its peers, however, Lugoff's proximity to Camden and other larger urban areas offer the benefits of metro life including job/career options, fine higher learning and cultural institutions and travel access.
New residents and home owners in the Lugoff, South Carolina community find the living pleasant, family and outdoor activities galore and a great deal of down-home satisfaction.
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