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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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Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Orangeburg County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Orangeburg
Year Organized: 1769
Square Miles: 1,106 |
Court House: P.O. Box 9000
County Courthouse
Orangeburg, SC 29116-9000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Orangeburg is named for William V of Orange, son-in-law of George II of Great Britain.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Orangeburg County was named for William IV (1711-1751), Prince of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II.
Orangeburg District was established in 1769, and from 1785 to 1791 it included four counties: Lexington, Orange, Winton,
and Lewisburg. The district was reduced in size when Barnwell (1800) and Lexington (1804) districts were formed; parts
of Orangeburg also went to form Aiken (1871) and Calhoun (1908) counties. Swiss and German farmers moved into this
region around 1735, and English settlers from the lowcountry followed. The battle of Eutaw Springs was fought there
during the Revolutionary War on September 8, 1781; it was the last major battle of the war in South Carolina. Large
plantations using slave labor were established in Orangeburg in the nineteenth century, and the county became a major
producer of cotton. Railroads arrived in the area early; Branchville became the first railroad junction in the state in
1840. Union troops under General Sherman passed through Orangeburg in February 1865. Orangeburg County was the
birthplace of historian Alexander S. Salley (1871-1961) and singer Eartha Kitt.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,128 square miles (2,922 kmē), of which,
1,106 square miles (2,865 kmē) of it is land and 22 square miles (57 kmē) of it (1.94%) is water
Neighboring Counties:
- Calhoun County, South Carolina - north
- Clarendon County, South Carolina - northeast
- Dorchester County, South Carolina - southeast
- Berkeley County, South Carolina - southeast
- Bamberg County, South Carolina - south
- Colleton County, South Carolina - south
- Aiken County, South Carolina - west
- Barnwell County, South Carolina - west
- Lexington County, South Carolina - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Bowman |
town |
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- Branchville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cope |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cordova |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Elloree |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Eutawville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Holly Hill |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Livingston |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Neeses |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- North |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Norway |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Orangeburg
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Seat) |
city |
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- Rowesville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Santee |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Springfield |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Vance |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Woodford |
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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