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Beaufort County (/ ˈ b juː f ər t / BEW-fərt) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 187,117. [1] Its county seat is Beaufort and its largest community is Hilton Head Island. [2] Beaufort County is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Beaufort (/ ˈ b juː f ər t / BEW-fərt, different from that of Beaufort, North Carolina) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. [7] Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. Beaufort is known as the "Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands".
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
The U.S. State of South Carolina currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and six micropolitan statistical areas in South Carolina. [1]
South Carolina has among the most beautiful towns in the U.S. this year, Condé Nast says. ... With a reported population size of 13,417, the Port Royal Island destination was highlighted for its ...
The Hilton Head Island metropolitan area, officially the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, [2] is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, centered on the resort town of Hilton Head Island.
Bluffton is a town in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.The population as of the 2020 census was 27,716, an increase of over 120% since the 2010 census, making it the 17th-most populous municipality and one of the fastest growing municipalities in South Carolina.
Yemassee (/ ˈ j ɛ m ə s iː /) is a small Lowcountry town in Beaufort and Hampton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census. [5] Yemassee is near the borders of Colleton and Jasper counties. The town is divided by the county line between Beaufort and Hampton counties, which follows the roadbed ...