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Aiken County (/ ˈ eɪ k ən /) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168,808. [1] Its county seat and largest community is Aiken. [2] Aiken County is a part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It straddles two U.S. states, Georgia and South Carolina, and includes the Georgia counties of Richmond, Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, and McDuffie as well as the South Carolina counties of Aiken and Edgefield. The official 2023 U.S. census estimate for the area was 629,429 residents, up from 611,000 at the 2020 U.S. census. [3]
Aiken is the most populous city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] According to 2020 census , the population was 32,025, [ 11 ] making it the 15th-most populous city in South Carolina, and one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area .
Salley is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 398 at the 2010 census. [5] It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Salley is known for hosting the Chitlin Strut, a town-wide festival, every November.
Beech Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. [4] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,421. [5]
North Augusta is located in western Aiken County at (33.512935, -81.962640 A small part of the city extends north into Edgefield County . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.1 km 2 ), of which 20.0 square miles (51.9 km 2 ) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km 2 ), or 2.25%, is water.
Wagener is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 797 at the 2010 census, making it the largest settlement in the county north of the South Fork Edisto River. [5] It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Graniteville welcome sign. Graniteville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States.The population was 2,614 at the 2010 census. [3] It lies along U.S. Route 1, five miles (8.0 km) west of Aiken in Horse Creek Valley, which originates in the nearby town of Vaucluse.