Place:South Carolina, United States


NameSouth Carolina
Alt namesSCsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1257
Province of South Carolinasource: 1712-1776 name
South Carolina Colonysource: 1712-1776 name
TypeColony, State
Coordinates34°N 80°W
Located inUnited States     (1788 - )
Contained Places
Circuit court district
Abbeville (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Anderson (district) ( 1826 - 1868 )
Barnwell (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Beaufort (district) ( 1769 - )
Charleston (district) ( 1769 - )
Charleston (new district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Cheraws (district) ( 1769 - )
Chesterfield (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Clarendon (district) ( 1855 - 1868 )
Colleton (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Darlington (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Edgefield (district)
Fairfield (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Georgetown (district) ( 1769 - )
Horry (district) ( 1801 - 1868 )
Kershaw (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Lancaster (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Laurens (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Lexington (district) ( 1804 - 1868 )
Marion (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Marlboro (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Newberry (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Orangeburg (district) ( 1769 - )
Pendleton (district) ( 1800 - 1826 )
Pickens (district) ( 1826 - 1868 )
Pinckney ( 1791 - 1800 )
Richland (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Spartanburg (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Sumter (district) ( 1800 - 1868 )
Washington (district)
County
Abbeville (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Abbeville ( 1785 - )
Aiken ( 1871 - )
Allendale ( 1919 - )
Anderson ( 1826 - )
Bamberg ( 1897 - )
Barnwell ( 1800 - )
Bartholomew ( 1785 - 1800 )
Beaufort ( 1800 - )
Berkeley ( 1882 - )
Calhoun ( 1908 - )
Charleston (new county) ( 1868 - )
Charleston ( 1800 - )
Cherokee ( 1897 - )
Chester ( 1785 - )
Chesterfield (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Chesterfield ( 1800 - )
Claremont ( 1785 - 1800 )
Clarendon (abolished county) ( 1785 - 1792 )
Clarendon ( 1785 - )
Colleton ( 1800 - )
Craven ( 1729 - 1769 )
Darlington (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Darlington ( 1800 - )
Dillon ( 1910 - )
Dorchester ( 1897 - )
Edgefield (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Edgefield ( 1785 - )
Fairfield (old county) ( 1785 - )
Fairfield ( 1800 - )
Florence ( 1888 - )
Georgetown ( 1800 - )
Greenville ( 1786 - )
Greenwood ( 1897 - )
Hampton ( 1878 - )
Hilton (abolished county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Horry ( 1801 - )
Jasper ( 1912 - )
Kershaw (old county) ( 1791 - 1800 )
Kershaw ( 1800 - )
Kingston (county) ( 1785 - 1801 )
Lancaster (old county) ( 1785 - 1791 )
Lancaster ( 1800 - )
Laurens (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Laurens ( 1785 - )
Lee ( 1902 - )
Lewisburg ( 1785 - 1800 )
Lexington ( 1804 - )
Liberty (abolished county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Lincoln ( 1785 - 1800 )
Marion ( 1800 - )
Marlboro (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Marlboro ( 1800 - )
McCormick ( 1916 - )
Newberry (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Newberry ( 1785 - )
Oconee ( 1868 - )
Old Berkeley ( 1785 - 1800 )
Orange ( 1785 - 1800 )
Orangeburg ( 1800 - )
Pendleton (old county) ( 1789 - 1800 )
Pendleton ( 1789 - 1826 )
Pickens ( 1826 - )
Richland (old county)
Richland ( 1800 - )
Salem ( 1792 - 1800 )
Saluda ( 1896 - )
Shrewsbury ( 1785 - 1800 )
Spartanburg (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Spartanburg ( 1785 - )
Sumter ( 1800 - )
Union (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
Union ( 1785 - )
Washington ( 1785 - 1800 )
Williamsburg ( 1804 - )
Winton ( 1785 - 1800 )
Winyah ( 1785 - 1800 )
York (old county) ( 1785 - 1800 )
York ( 1800 - )
District
Camden (district) ( 1769 - 1800 )
Chester ( 1785 - )
Greenville ( 1786 - )
Ninety-Six ( 1769 - 1800 )
Pendleton ( 1789 - 1826 )
Island
Ft Wagner
Old proprietary county
Carteret
Granville
Parish
St. David ( 1768 - 1865 )
Township
Amelia ( 1733 - )
Boonesborough ( 1761 - )
Fredericksburg ( 1734 - )
Hillsborough ( 1764 - )
Kingston ( 1735 - )
Londonborough ( 1761 - )
New Windsor ( 1734 - )
Orangeburg (township) ( 1733 - )
Purrysburg ( 1734 - )
Queensboro ( 1733 - )
Saxe Gotha ( 1733 - )
Williamsburg (township) ( 1732 - )
Unknown
Union (district)

South Carolina was first established in 1712 as a British colony. Its parent was the British colony of Carolina.

Contents

Timeline

YearEventSource
1663Province of Carolina is chartered as a British colonySource:Wikipedia
1712Province of South Carolina is established when the colony of Carolina is divided.Source:Wikipedia
1776South Carolina declares independence from Great Britain and sets up its own governmentSource:Wikipedia
1788South Carolina becomes a state of the United States of AmericaSource:Wikipedia

Records

Date Event Source
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 249,073
1800 345,591
1810 415,115
1820 502,741
1830 581,185
1840 594,398
1850 668,507
1860 703,708
1870 705,606
1880 995,577
1890 1,151,149
1900 1,340,316
1910 1,515,400
1920 1,683,724
1930 1,738,765
1940 1,899,804
1950 2,117,027
1960 2,382,594
1970 2,590,516
1980 3,121,820
1990 3,486,703

Note: South Carolina was one of the 13 original states of the United States. By the time of the 1790 census it had essentially its current boundaries, with some later adjustments following improved surveys. The census has covered all of the State ever since 1790, except for a narrow strip of Indian lands on the northwestern border, first enumerated in 1820. The 1790 census was not completed in South Carolina until early 1792.

In 1790 South Carolina was divided into seven districts, two of which were reported by subdivisions termed counties. The populations of four of the other five districts (Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown, Orangeburg) are shown in the table in Part III for the counties of the same names; the population of Cheraws District is shown for Marlboro County. For 1800, the populations reported for Chesterfield, Darlington, and Marlboro subdivisions of Cheraw District are shown in the table for the counties of the same names; all three became separate districts by 1810. Otherwise, the populations shown for 1800 through 1860 are those reported for districts; besides Cheraw, a few other districts contained subdivisions called counties, but these are not shown in the table. All districts were redesignated counties in 1868.

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Modern South Carolina

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South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. In 2019, its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 137,300 in 2020; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville–Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area is the most populous in the state, with a 2020 population estimate of 1,455,892.

South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for "Charles". In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on July 9, 1868. During the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped in ending segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. In the early 21st century, South Carolina's economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism.

Within South Carolina from east to west are three main geographic regions, the Atlantic coastal plain, the Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern corner of Upstate South Carolina. South Carolina has primarily a humid subtropical climate, with hot humid summers and mild winters. Areas in the Upstate have a subtropical highland climate. Along South Carolina's eastern coastal plain are many salt marshes and estuaries. South Carolina's southeastern Lowcountry contains portions of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.

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History and government

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Resources

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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