South Carolina, the Palmetto State


Land area: 30,111 sq. mi. (40)
Population (2000): 4,012,012 (26)
Population density: 133.24 per sq. mi. (21)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 6
Entered Union: 23-May-1788 (10)

I finally made it to South Carolina for real in 1996 (after a pass-through on the Auto Train in 1993). I entered near Hamer, home of the palace of kitsch known as South of the Border. Once I got past that, though, I discovered a beautiful land, with wonderful people and plenty of sights, from Forts Moultrie and Sumter near Charleston to Ninety Six, an historic settlement in the Upstate.

No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 46 of 46

County Pop. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Abbeville 26,167 30-Aug-1996 Abbeville yes
Aiken 142,552 7-Aug-2001 Aiken
Allendale 11,211 11-Aug-2001 Allendale
Anderson 165,740 20-Aug-2006 Anderson yes
Bamberg 16,658 11-Aug-2001 Bamberg
Barnwell 23,478 11-Aug-2001 Barnwell yes
Beaufort 120,937 14-Aug-1997 Beaufort
Berkeley 142,651 15-Aug-1997 Moncks Corner yes
Calhoun 15,185 29-Aug-1996 St. Matthews
Charleston 309,969 15-Aug-1997 Charleston yes
Cherokee 52,537 1-Sep-2007 Gaffney yes
Chester 34,068 2-Sep-2007 Chester yes
Chesterfield 42,768 11-Aug-1999 Chesterfield
Clarendon 32,502 10-Aug-1993 Manning
Colleton 38,264 14-Aug-1997 Walterboro yes
Darlington 67,394 7-Aug-2001 Darlington yes
Dillon 30,722 28-Aug-2005 Dillon yes
Dorchester 96,413 29-Aug-1996 St. George
Edgefield 24,595 7-Aug-2001 Edgefield yes
Fairfield 23,454 28-Aug-2005 Winnsboro
Florence 125,761 28-Aug-2005 Florence yes
Georgetown 55,797 29-Aug-1996 Georgetown yes
Greenville 379,616 2-Sep-2007 Greenville yes
Greenwood 66,271 2-Sep-2007 Greenwood yes
Hampton 21,386 11-Aug-1993 Hampton
Horry 196,629 7-Aug-2001 Conway yes
Jasper 20,678 14-Aug-1997 Ridgeland yes
Kershaw 52,647 7-Aug-2001 Camden
Lancaster 61,351 2-Sep-2007 Lancaster
Laurens 69,567 2-Sep-2007 Laurens
Lee 20,119 28-Aug-2005 Bishopville
Lexington 216,014 11-Aug-2001 Lexington yes
McCormick 9,958 7-Aug-2001 McCormick yes
Marion 35,466 7-Aug-2001 Marion yes
Marlboro 28,818 11-Aug-1999 Bennettsville
Newberry 36,108 11-Aug-2001 Newberry
Oconee 66,215 13-Jul-2002 Walhalla
Orangeburg 91,582 11-Aug-2001 Orangeburg
Pickens 110,757 20-Aug-2006 Pickens
Richland 320,677 28-Aug-2005 Columbia yes
Saluda 19,181 30-Aug-1996 Saluda
Spartanburg 253,791 1-Sep-2007 Spartanburg yes
Sumter 104,646 28-Aug-2005 Sumter yes
Union 29,881 2-Sep-2007 Union
Williamsburg 37,217 15-Aug-1997 Kingstree yes
York 164,614 2-Sep-2007 York

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