Newberry County, South Carolina
county in South Carolina, United States
Newberry County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 37,719 people lived there.[4] Its county seat is Newberry.[5]
Newberry County | |
|---|---|
 Newberry County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′24″N 81°35′59″W / 34.289881°N 81.599676°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named for | No records exist but likely named after a settler in the area or a suburb of London named Newberry.[1][2][3] |
| Seat | Newberry |
| Largest community | Newberry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 647.28 sq mi (1,676.4 km2) |
| • Land | 630.29 sq mi (1,632.4 km2) |
| • Water | 16.99 sq mi (44.0 km2) 2.62% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 37,719 |
| • Density | 59.84/sq mi (23.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "Newberry County". www.scencyclopedia.org. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ↑ Lawson, Walker (April 13, 2023). "How did Newberry get its name?". WLTX. Columbia, South Carolina: Tegna, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ↑ Haven, Elyssa (May 1, 2023). "Shealy shares theory on the history of the name 'Newberry'". Newberry Observer. Newberry, South Carolina: Champion Media. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Newberry County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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