Bamberg County, South Carolina
Bamberg County | |
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St. Philip's Episcopal Church | |
| Motto: "Bamberg County Naturally" | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′N 81°03′W / 33.20°N 81.05°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Named after | Francis Marion Bamberg |
| Seat | Bamberg |
| Largest community | Bamberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 395.57 sq mi (1,024.5 km2) |
| • Land | 393.37 sq mi (1,018.8 km2) |
| • Water | 2.20 sq mi (5.7 km2) 0.56% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,311 |
• Estimate (2023) | 12,974 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Bamberg County is a county located in the southwestern portion of U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,311, making the rural county the fourth-least populous of any in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bamberg. Voorhees University (formerly Voorhees College), a historically black university, was established here in the late nineteenth century. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church.