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 2010 census, 38,892 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′N 80°39′W / 32.84°N 80.65°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1800 |
| Named for | Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet |
| Seat | Walterboro |
| Largest city | Walterboro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,133 sq mi (2,930 km2) |
| • Land | 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2) |
| • Water | 77 sq mi (200 km2) 6.8%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 37,731 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 6th |
| Website | www |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 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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