Lady's Island is a predominantly residential Sea Island

Sea Island

Sea Island may refer to:*Sea Island , an island in Richmond, British Columbia that contains the Vancouver International Airport*Sea Island, Georgia, an isolated resort island in Glynn County, Georgia...

 located in Beaufort County

Beaufort County, South Carolina

-National protected areas:*Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge *Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 155,215 people, 45,532 households, and 33,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 206 people per...

, South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. Portions of the island are within the corporate limits of the City of Beaufort

Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. The city's population was 12,361 in the 2010 census. It is located in the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan...

, while other sections remain unincorporated.

The island was once agricultural in character but has become more residential over time. Lady's Island is home to both Beaufort High School

Beaufort High School

Beaufort High School is a 4 year secondary school in Beaufort, South Carolina. It is one of the three public high schools in Beaufort along with Battery Creek High School and Whale BranchHigh School. The principal is Dan Durbin...

 and Beaufort Academy, two of the areas four secondary schools. Development clustered near the intersection of S.C. Highway 802

South Carolina Highway 802

South Carolina Highway 802 is a 14.9 mile state highway located entirely within Beaufort County, South Carolina. SC 802 primarily serves as the principal access route for Lady's Island, Port Royal, and Shell Point and provides a reliever route for South Carolina Highway 170, U.S. Highway 21, and...

 and U.S. Highway 21

U.S. Route 21

U.S. Route 21 is a north–south United States highway of , from Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina to Wytheville, Virginia.-South Carolina:...

 serves not only Lady's Island, but much of the Beaufort area and the surrounding Sea Islands of northern Beaufort County. The island is also the location of the Beaufort County Airport

Beaufort County Airport

Beaufort County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The airport is located on Lady's Island, three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Beaufort, South Carolina. It is also known as Frogmore Island Airport or...

, which provides general aviation services for the area.