Colleton County, South Carolina
county in South Carolina, United States
Colleton County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 38,604 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Walterboro.[2] The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet,[3] one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina and was created in 1800.[4]
Colleton County | |
|---|---|
 Colleton County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′06″N 80°39′19″W / 32.835018°N 80.655244°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1800 |
| Named for | Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet |
| Seat | Walterboro |
| Largest community | Walterboro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,133.28 sq mi (2,935.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1,056.50 sq mi (2,736.3 km2) |
| • Water | 76.78 sq mi (198.9 km2) 6.78% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 38,604 |
| • Density | 36.54/sq mi (14.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 6th |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "QuickFacts: Colleton County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 87.
- ↑ "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". South Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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