<Tr> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Td> 45 - 34990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 1246059 </Td> </Tr> <P> Hopkins is a census - designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, that was founded circa 1836 and named after John Hopkins . It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882 . </P> <P> Hopkins is 6 miles (10 km) northwest of South Carolina's only national park, Congaree National Park, which is located off Bluff Road west of Gadsden . The Congaree National Park has contiguously preserved the largest tract of old - growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States, and contains one of the tallest deciduous forests in the world . It has 27,000 - acre (110 km) of land and water . The park was designated an international Biosphere, a Globally Important Bird Area, and a National Natural Landmark . While in the park one can hike, backpack, camp, canoe, fish, birdwatch, and study nature . </P>

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