City profile · Town
Gaffney, South Carolina
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Gaffney, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Lyman D. Dawkins III
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 12,968
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofgaffney-sc.gov/184/City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofgaffney-sc.gov/184/City-Council ↗
- City websitecityofgaffney-sc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Lyman D. Dawkins III CurrentMayor · added Oct 13, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
- Guy Penegar FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
- Oct 13, 2026 · Accepted by reviewerGuy Penegar replaced by Lyman D. Dawkins III, MayorSource: cityofgaffney-sc.gov/184/City-Council ↗
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 12,968
- Median household income
- $38,059
- Median age
- 33.6
- Land area
- 9.07 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,429.8 per sq mi
- County
- Cherokee County
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