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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 Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Dorchester County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,540. [1] Its county seat is St. George. [2] The county was created on February 25, 1897 by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly. [3] Dorchester County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan ...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Hampton County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,561. [1] Its county seat is Hampton. [2] It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s, with the ending of Reconstruction, was elected as governor of South Carolina.
Colleton County is a county in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604. [1] Its county seat is Walterboro. [2] The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, [3] one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina. After two previous incarnations, the ...
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Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census , its population was 20,948. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Winnsboro .