Ladson is a census-designated location (CDP) in Berkeley, Charleston as well as Dorchester regions in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The populace was 13,790 at the 2010 census. It is called in honour of the Ladson family, one of the earliest planter as well as seller family members in the Charleston location; one of its members was lieutenant governor James Ladson.

The Ladson family members is an American family of English descent that belonged to the planter and also merchant elite of Charleston, South Carolina from the late 17th century. The family were amongst the very first handful of European inhabitants of the English swarm of Carolina in the 1670s, where the family swiftly entered into the American gentry. The Ladson were large vineyard owners as well as wealthy merchants in Charleston, and had numerous slaves until enslavement was abolished in 1865. James Ladson offered in the American War of independence as well as became lieutenant-governor of South Carolina, while his boy James H. Ladson became part of the Charleston oligarchy that was influential in introducing the American Civil Battle. The President of the European Compensation Ursula von der Leyen, who lived under the name Rose Ladson in her 20s, is a descendant of the family members via her American great-grandmother.

Ladson, South Carolina is located in southwestern Berkeley Area, north Charleston County, and also southeastern Dorchester County at 33 ° 0 ′ 34 ″ N 80 ° 6 ′ 20 ″ W(33.009563, -80.105553). It is bordered to the southwest by the town of Summerville, to the south by the city of North Charleston, to the east by the city of Goose Creek, and also to the northwest by Sangaree, a census-designated place.

UNITED STATE Route 78 and also Interstate 26 run parallel through Ladson, with Leave 203 offering gain access to from I-26. Midtown Charleston is 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast, and also Columbia is 97 miles (156 kilometres) to the northwest.

According to the USA Demographics Bureau, the CDP has a complete location of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km2), all land. This is a reduction from 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2) at the 2000 demographics, due to additions of portions of the location right into Summerville and also North Charleston.

As of the demographics of 2000, there were 13,264 people, 4,571 homes, and also 3,560 family members living in the CDP. The population density was 1,540.9 people per square mile (594.8/ km ²). There were 4,863 real estate units at an ordinary thickness of 564.9 per square mile (218.1/ kilometres ²). The racial make-up of the CDP was 71.70% White, 22.06% African American, 0.97% Indigenous American, 2.04% Oriental, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and also 1.86% from 2 or even more races. Hispanic or Latino of any type of race were 2.97% of the populace.

There were 4,571 homes out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were wed pairs cohabiting, 15.8% had a women homeowner without any husband existing, and 22.1% were non-families. 15.9% of all homes were made up of people as well as 3.0% had a person living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The typical family dimension was 2.90 and also the ordinary family size was 3.22.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 30% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and also 4.9% that were 65 years of age or older. The mean age was 31 years. For each 100 women, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.