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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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Lee County, South Carolina
Lee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Bishopville
Year Organized: 1902
Square Miles: 410 |
Court House: P.O. Box 309
County Courthouse
Bishopville, SC 29010-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Lee is named for Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Lee County was named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). The county was formed in 1902 from parts of
Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter counties. A Revolutionary War skirmish took place in 1781 at Ratcliff's Bridge, and
during the Civil War Confederate and Union troops skirmished at Mount Elon and Spring Hill in 1865. Lee County was also
the site in 1880 of the last fatal duel fought in South Carolina. Cotton farming has long been associated with this
area. U.S. Senator Ellison Durant Smith (1864-1944), a native of Lee County, was nicknamed "Cotton Ed" because of his
support for cotton farmers.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,065 kmē), of which, 410
square miles (1,063 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) of it (0.24%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Darlington County, South Carolina - northeast
- Florence County, South Carolina - east
- Sumter County, South Carolina - south
- Kershaw County, South Carolina - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Bishopville
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- Lynchburg |
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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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