South Carolina
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Nickname:
The Palmetto State
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Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "Carolina" "South Carolina on my Mind" |
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Province of South Carolina |
Admitted to the Union | May 23, 1788 (8th state) |
Capital | Columbia |
Largest city | Charleston |
Largest county or equivalent | Greenville |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greenville (combined and metro) Columbia (urban) |
Government | |
• Governor | Henry McMaster (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Pamela Evette (R) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | South Carolina Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | Lindsey Graham (R) Tim Scott (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 6 Republicans 1 Democrat (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 32,020.49 sq mi (82,932.7 km2) |
• Land | 30,060.70 sq mi (77,856.9 km2) |
• Water | 1,959.79 sq mi (5,075.8 km2) 6.12% |
• Rank | 40th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 260 mi (420 km) |
• Width | 200 mi (320 km) |
Elevation | 350 ft (110 m) |
Highest elevation | 3,560 ft (1,085 m) |
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[1])
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0 ft (0 m) |
Population
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2020)
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• Total | 5,118,425[2] |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Density | 170.27/sq mi (65.74/km2) |
• Rank | 19th |
• Median household income | $50,570[3] |
• Income rank | 41st |
Demonyms | South Carolinian |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
SC
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ISO 3166 code | US-SC |
Traditional abbreviation | S.C. |
Latitude | 32°02′ N to 35°13′ N |
Longitude | 78°32′ W to 83°21′ W |
Website | sc |
South Carolina
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|
---|---|
Nickname:
The Palmetto State
|
|
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "Carolina" "South Carolina on my Mind" |
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Province of South Carolina |
Admitted to the Union | May 23, 1788 (8th state) |
Capital | Columbia |
Largest city | Charleston |
Largest county or equivalent | Greenville |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greenville (combined and metro) Columbia (urban) |
Government | |
• Governor | Henry McMaster (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Pamela Evette (R) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | South Carolina Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | Lindsey Graham (R) Tim Scott (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 6 Republicans 1 Democrat (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 32,020.49 sq mi (82,932.7 km2) |
• Land | 30,060.70 sq mi (77,856.9 km2) |
• Water | 1,959.79 sq mi (5,075.8 km2) 6.12% |
• Rank | 40th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 260 mi (420 km) |
• Width | 200 mi (320 km) |
Elevation | 350 ft (110 m) |
Highest elevation | 3,560 ft (1,085 m) |
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[1])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(
2020)
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|
• Total | 5,118,425[2] |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Density | 170.27/sq mi (65.74/km2) |
• Rank | 19th |
• Median household income | $50,570[3] |
• Income rank | 41st |
Demonyms | South Carolinian |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
SC
|
ISO 3166 code | US-SC |
Traditional abbreviation | S.C. |
Latitude | 32°02′ N to 35°13′ N |
Longitude | 78°32′ W to 83°21′ W |
Website | sc |