Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Orangeburg County | |
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| Motto: "Community & Character" | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′N 80°48′W / 33.44°N 80.80°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | March 12, 1785 |
| Named after | William of Orange |
| Seat | Orangeburg |
| Largest community | Orangeburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,127.89 sq mi (2,921.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1,106.38 sq mi (2,865.5 km2) |
| • Water | 21.51 sq mi (55.7 km2) 1.91% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 84,223 |
• Estimate (2023) | 82,820 |
| • Density | 75/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 6th |
| Website | www |
Orangeburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,223. Its county seat is Orangeburg. The county was created in 1769.
Orangeburg County comprises the Orangeburg, South Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Midlands of South Carolina.
It is the home of South Carolina State University, the only public four-year historically Black university in South Carolina. It is also home to Claflin University, the oldest historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the state.