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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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Florence County, South Carolina
Florence County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Florence
Year Organized: 1888
Square Miles: 799 |
Court House: 180 North Irby Street
County Courthouse
Florence, SC 29501-3456
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Florence is named for Florence Harllee, a daughter of W. W. Harllee, a president of the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Florence County took its name from its county seat, the City of Florence. The county was formed in 1888 from parts of
Marion, Darlington, Williamsburg, and Clarendon counties. The City of Florence was founded in the 1850s as a stop on the
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad; it was named for Florence Harllee, daughter of William Wallace Harllee (1812-1897),
the president of the railroad. Florence soon became an important transportation center for the Pee Dee region. During
the Civil War it was the site of a Confederate prison camp. In later years tobacco growing became a major activity in
the county. Some famous Florence County natives are artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970), astronaut Ronald E. McNair
(1950-1986), and stock car racer Cale Yarborough.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 904 square miles (2,082 kmē), of
which, 800 square miles (2,072 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 kmē) of it (0.49%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Marlboro County, South Carolina - north
- Dillon County, South Carolina - northeast
- Marion County, South Carolina - east
- Williamsburg County, South Carolina - south
- Sumter County, South Carolina - southwest
- Clarendon County, South Carolina - southwest
- Lee County, South Carolina - west
- Darlington County, South Carolina - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Coward |
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- Florence
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Johnsonville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Olanta |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pamplico |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Quinby |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Scranton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Timmonsville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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