Blythewood, South Carolina, United States

🇺🇸 Blythewood is a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland and Fairfield counties, South Carolina. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located around 15 miles (24 kilometres) from downtown Columbia. Blythewood Road is one of the main thoroughfares, intersecting Interstate 77 at Exit 27. U.S. Route 21 also goes through Blythewood, Intersecting Interstate 77 At Exit 24.

History Blythewood was originally named "Doko", a Native American term for a watering place. The town was named after Doko Depot, which was a stop along the railroad that ran between Charlotte and Columbia. In 1865, this railroad was destroyed by General Sherman. The town was rebuilt, and changed its name to Blythewood in 1877, after a local school called The Blythewood Female Institute. The school was later renamed "Blythewood Academy".

The George P. Hoffman House, built in 1855, is the oldest extant house in Blythewood and is used as the city hall. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography Blythewood is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.3 km²), of which 9.7 square miles (25.1 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.79%. is water.

Economy The US Headquarters for Spirax-Sarco Engineering is headquartered in Blythewood.

$2 billion Scout Motors electric vehicle plant planned. The Volkswagen subsidiary plans to build a 1,100-acre site that will employ 4,000 people and produce 200,000 vehicles annually by the end of 2026.

Education Blythewood has a public library, a branch of the Richland County Library.

The schools in Richland School District 2 located directly in Blythewood are as follows: • Blythewood High School • Westwood High School • Blythewood Middle School • Muller Road Middle School • Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School • Round Top Elementary School • Langford Elementary School