Walhalla
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city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Oconee
- Named after
- Valhalla
- Total
- 3.95 sq mi (10.22 km )
- Land
- 3.88 sq mi (10.06 km )
- Water
- 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km )
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft (310 m)
- Density
- 1,048.1/sq mi (404.68/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 45-74095
- Website
- cityofwalhalla .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Valhalla
- Official name
- Walhalla
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Oconee County
- Population
- 4072
- Area
- 10.252
- Elevation
- 315
- Capital of
- Oconee County
- Official website
- www.oconeecountry.com/walhalla.html
- Image
- Oconee-County-Courthouse-sc.jpg
- Households
- 1707
- Dialing code
- 864
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- Commons category
- Walhalla, South Carolina
- postal code
- 29691
- water as percent of area
- 1.57
- P8168
- Skaði
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- per capita income
- 17074
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Encyclopedic overview
Walhalla is a city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. Designated in 1868 as the county seat, it lies within the area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, an area of transition between mountains and piedmont, and contains numerous waterfalls. It is located 16 miles (26 km) from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.
This European-American city was founded after Indian Removal of the Cherokee in 1838. Early residents were predominantly German immigrants who had been refugees from the German revolutions of 1848-1849. Some English and Scotch-Irish farmers also settled here. During the Reconstruction era, when Oconee County was organized in 1868, the state legislature designated Walhalla as its county seat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walhalla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.