Fairfield County
Also known as Fairfield County, South Carolina, Fairfield County, SC
county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Named after
- Comment made by General Cornwallis stating ""How Fair These Fields"
- Seat
- Winnsboro
- Largest community
- Winnsboro
- Total
- 709.87 sq mi (1,838.6 km )
- Land
- 686.31 sq mi (1,777.5 km )
- Water
- 23.56 sq mi (61.0 km ) 3.32%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,340
- Density
- 30.523/sq mi (11.785/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,948. Its county seat is Winnsboro. Fairfield County is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.
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