Chesterfield County
Also known as Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, SC
county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Named after
- Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
- Seat
- Chesterfield
- Largest community
- Cheraw
- Total
- 805.66 sq mi (2,086.6 km )
- Land
- 798.99 sq mi (2,069.4 km )
- Water
- 6.67 sq mi (17.3 km ) 0.83%
- Estimate 2025
- 44,740
- Density
- 54.160/sq mi (20.911/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Chesterfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 43,273. Its county seat is Chesterfield. The largest community in the county is Cheraw. It is located north of the Midlands, in the Pee Dee region, on the border with North Carolina.
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