Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County | |
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Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla | |
| Nickname: Land Beside The Water | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′N 83°04′W / 34.75°N 83.06°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named after | Cherokee word for "land beside the water" |
| Seat | Walhalla |
| Largest community | Seneca |
| Area | |
• Total | 673.57 sq mi (1,744.5 km2) |
| • Land | 626.56 sq mi (1,622.8 km2) |
| • Water | 47.01 sq mi (121.8 km2) 6.98% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,607 |
• Estimate (2023) | 81,221 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Oconee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,607. Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest community is Seneca. Oconee County is included in the Seneca, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area. South Carolina Highway 11, the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway, begins in southern Oconee County at Interstate Highway 85 at the Georgia state line.