City profile · Town
Beaufort, South Carolina
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Beaufort, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Phil Cromer
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 12,950
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofbeaufort.org/m/directory/employee?eid=360 ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofbeaufort.org/m/directory/employee?eid=360 ↗
- City websitecityofbeaufort.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Phil Cromer CurrentMayor · added Oct 9, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Sharon Harker FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
- Oct 9, 2026 · Accepted by reviewerSharon Harker replaced by Phil Cromer, MayorSource: cityofbeaufort.org/m/directory/employee?eid=360 ↗
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 12,950
- Median household income
- $60,366
- Median age
- 33.1
- Land area
- 24.51 sq mi
- Population density
- 528.4 per sq mi
- County
- Beaufort County
- Metro area
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
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