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Hopkins dates to 1836, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Barber House, the Hopkins Graded School and the Hopkins Presbyterian Church. Most of Hopkins was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

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Quick answers

How Hopkins began

When was Hopkins founded?

1836

Hopkins dates its founding to 1836 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1849.

2020 census: 2,514190 years

How historic is Hopkins?

B

More historic than 59% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1849.
History grade

What drives Hopkins’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hopkins is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hopkins’ overall grade.
Founding era1836, from Wikipedia: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19403.0% of homes (±4.9) · typical SC town 3.5% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register3 listings, 15.1 per 10,000 residents · typical SC town 3.2 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 59%
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South Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical South Carolina town has 3.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hopkins’ 15.1 sits above most of its state (68% of South Carolina towns have fewer) while its 3 listings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1836.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.9 points).

Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hopkins’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hopkins are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1836: 190 years of Hopkins.Famous sons and daughtersTeyonah Parris, Tim Burroughs and 8 more were born here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hopkins’s history is told.

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Timeline

Hopkins, 1836 to 1987

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836
    FoundingHopkins is established
  3. 1849Post officeThe Hopkins Turn Out post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Post officeThe Hopkins Turn Out post office closes
  6. 1902Post officeThe Hopkins post office opens
  7. 1969Born hereTim Burroughs is born here
  8. 1970Born hereStanley Roberts is born here
  9. 1974Born hereDavid Patten is born here
  10. 1987Born hereTeyonah Parris is born here
Famous people

10 famous people were born in Hopkins

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Teyonah ParrisAmerican actress · b. 1987
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Tim BurroughsAmerican basketball player · b. 1969
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Stanley RobertsAmerican basketball player · b. 1970
David PattenAmerican football player · b. 1974
M
M.J. RhettDominican Republic basketball player · b. 1992
B
Buster ClarksonAmerican baseball player · b. 1915
The story so far

Hopkins, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hopkins yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hopkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was founded circa 1836 and named after John Hopkins (1739–1775). It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882.

Hopkins was established in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,882 to 2,514 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

3 historic places in Hopkins

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Barber House
Barber HouseHopkins Graded SchoolHopkins Presbyterian Church
Buildings
All 3 listings
Barber HouseBuilding · listed 1986Hopkins Graded SchoolBuilding · listed 1986Hopkins Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1986

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Hopkins’s post office has been open since 1902. Another post office, Hopkins Turn Out, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hopkins Turn Out
1849–1902
Hopkins
1902–today
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Pinewood
Gone or out of use
Gallman SchoolschoolHopkins Presbyterian ChurchchurchHopkins SchoolschoolPinewood SchoolschoolReeves Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hopkins’ history

What year was Hopkins founded?

In 1836, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hopkins’ post office opened in 1849.

How does Hopkins rank for history?

Hopkins is more historic than 59% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Hopkins?

Three places: the Barber House (listed 1986), the Hopkins Graded School (1986) and the Hopkins Presbyterian Church (1986).

How old are the homes in Hopkins?

3% of Hopkins’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.9 points), against a typical 3.5% for a South Carolina town; the median home was built in 1986.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.