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Richland County
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county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Founded
- March 12, 1785
- Named after
- The county's "rich land"
- Seat
- Columbia
- Largest community
- Columbia
- Total
- 771.96 sq mi (1,999.4 km )
- Land
- 757.28 sq mi (1,961.3 km )
- Water
- 14.68 sq mi (38.0 km ) 1.90%
- Estimate 2025
- 434,956
- Density
- 549.53/sq mi (212.17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 6th
- Website
- www .richlandcountysc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Richland County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 416,147, making it the second-most populous county in South Carolina, behind only Greenville County. The county seat and largest community is Columbia, the state capital. The county was established on March 12, 1785. Richland County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, the center of population of South Carolina was located in Richland County, in the city of Columbia. The county is also the location of the geographic center of South Carolina, southeast of Columbia. It is located in the Midlands region of South Carolina.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richland County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.