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South Carolina Counties
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South Carolina Counties
South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. They range in size from 392 square miles (1,016
square kilometers) in the case of Calhoun County to 1,358 square miles (3,517 square kilometers) in the case of
Charleston County. The least populous county is McCormick County, with only 9,958 residents, while the most
populous county is Greenville County, with a population of 395,357, despite the state's most populous city,
Columbia, being located in Richland County. |
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Dillon County, South Carolina
Dillon County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Dillon
Year Organized: 1910
Square Miles: 405 |
Court House: P.O. Box 449
County Courthouse
Dillon, SC 29536-0449
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Dillon is named for local booster J.W. Dillon.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Dillon County was named for James W. Dillon (1826-1913), a prominent local resident. The county seat was also named
for him. Dillon County was formed in 1910 from Marion County. Swamps and rivers kept this section of the Pee Dee
isolated for many years, but the construction of a railroad in the nineteenth century brought increased development. The
residents primarily engaged in cotton and tobacco farming and in timber harvesting. Composer Carlisle Floyd was born in
the Dillon County town of Latta
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,053 kmē), of which, 405
square miles (1,049 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) of it (0.42%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Robeson County, North Carolina - east
- Columbus County, North Carolina - southeast
- Horry County, South Carolina - southeast
- Marion County, South Carolina - south
- Florence County, South Carolina - southwest
- Marlboro County, South Carolina - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Dillon
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city |
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- Lake View |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Latta |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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