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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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Marlboro County, South Carolina
Marlboro County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Bennettsville
Year Organized: 1798
Square Miles: 480 |
Court House: P.O. Box 419
County Courthouse
Bennettsville, SC 29512-0419
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Marlboro is named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Marlboro County was named for John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722). The county name was originally
spelled Marlborough, but it was later shortened. The county was created in 1785 as a part of Cheraws District. Welsh
Baptists from Delaware settled in an area of the county known as Welsh Neck around 1737, and they were later joined by
English and Scotch-Irish settlers. Cotton growing made this a wealthy part of the state prior to the Civil War. The town
of Blenheim was also known for its mineral springs. General Sherman's troops passed through the county in 1865, briefly
occupying the town of Bennettsville. Some famous Marlboro County natives are U.S. Congressman and diplomat Robert Blair
Campbell (1791-1862), U.S. and Confederate Congressman John McQueen (1804-1867), and children's advocate Marian Wright
Edelman.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 485 square miles (1,257 kmē), of which, 480
square miles (1,242 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (14 kmē) of it (1.15%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Richmond County, North Carolina - north
- Scotland County, North Carolina - northeast
- Robeson County, North Carolina - east
- Dillon County, South Carolina - east
- Florence County, South Carolina - south
- Darlington County, South Carolina - southwest
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina - west
- Anson County, North Carolina - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Bennettsville
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- Blenheim |
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- Clio |
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- McColl |
town |
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- Tatum |
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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