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Charleston County
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county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Founded
- January 1, 1800
- Named after
- King Charles II
- Seat
- Charleston
- Largest community
- Charleston
- Total
- 1,357.99 sq mi (3,517.2 km )
- Land
- 917.98 sq mi (2,377.6 km )
- Water
- 440.01 sq mi (1,139.6 km ) 32.40%
- Estimate 2025
- 436,200
- Density
- 444.71/sq mi (171.70/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 6th
- Website
- www .charlestoncounty .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Charleston County, SC Government | Official Site
Welcome to the official website for Charleston County, SC Government. Our Mission is to promote and protect the quality of life in Charleston County by delivering services of value to the community.
charlestoncounty.org →Link to the official site · 16,734 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- South Carolina
- Contains
- Charleston
- Capital
- Charleston
- Population
- 408235
- Area
- 3517
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Dorchester County
- Official website
- www.charlestoncounty.org
- Image
- Charleston County Courthouse 2013.jpg
- Households
- 163411
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- Commons category
- Charleston County, South Carolina
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Charleston County, South Carolina
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Charleston County, South Carolina
- topic's main category
- Category:Charleston County, South Carolina
- inception
- 1769-00-00
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Charleston County, South Carolina
- water as percent of area
- 33
- native label
- Charleston County
- social media followers
- 23663
- different from
- Charleston
- per capita income
- 43141
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Encyclopedic overview
Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 408,235, making it the third-most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). Its county seat is Charleston. It is also the largest county in the state by total area, although Horry County has a larger land area. The county was created in 1800 by an act of the South Carolina State Legislature. Charleston County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charleston County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.