It has become a resort town of note located centrally north-south along the Atlantic Seaboard of South Carolina.

The region has been rural, with a primarily agricultural economy typical of Orangeburg County, but is now known primarily for its several golf courses in proximity to Lake Marion, Santee State Park and other Lake Marion attractions.

The town has been undergoing economic and population growth, and development as rural niches are supplanted by bedroom communities.

Work to connect the plant to the five counties (Berkeley, Orangeburg, Dorchester, Calhoun, and Sumter) is underway and being overseen and funded by the same parties.

Currently, the RWS serves the town of Santee, with pipeline rapidly being installed to other locations.

[6] The Lake Marion High School & Technology Center is located in the town.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 797 people, 394 households, and 241 families residing in the town.