Clearwater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina.

Clearwater is located in historic Horse Creek Valley.

[6] Clearwater is located at 33°30′20″N 81°54′27″W / 33.50556°N 81.90750°W / 33.50556; -81.90750 (33.505597, -81.907585),[7] 5 miles (8 km) east of downtown Augusta, Georgia.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

At the 2010 census, the total population was 4,370, of whom 0.64% were American Indian or Alaska native, 0.16% were Asian, 16.27% were African American, 0.05% were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 69.61% were white, 11.33% were some other race, and 1.95% were of two or more races.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,079 people, 1,638 households, and 981 families residing in the CDP.