Lexington County, South Carolina
Lexington County | |
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| Motto: "Grow with us" | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′N 81°16′W / 33.90°N 81.27°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named after | Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| Seat | Lexington |
| Largest community | Lexington |
| Area | |
• Total | 757.62 sq mi (1,962.2 km2) |
| • Land | 699.00 sq mi (1,810.4 km2) |
| • Water | 58.62 sq mi (151.8 km2) 7.74% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 293,991 |
• Estimate (2023) | 309,528 |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 293,991. Its county seat and largest community is Lexington. The county was chartered in 1785 and was named in commemoration of Lexington, Massachusetts, the site of the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War. Lexington County is the sixth-most populous county in South Carolina by population and is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Midlands region of South Carolina.