Saint Helena Island (South Carolina)
Nickname: Frogmore | |
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A Fourth of July celebration. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 1939 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°22′35″N 80°34′20″W / 32.376272°N 80.572228°W |
| Archipelago | Sea Islands |
| Area | 63.789 sq mi (165.21 km2) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Beaufort |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 8,407 (2000) |
| Pop. density | 50.87/km2 (131.75/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Gullah |
St. Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The island is connected to Beaufort by U.S. Highway 21. The island has a land area of about 64 sq mi (170 km2) and a population of 8,763 as of the 2010 census. It is included as part of the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan Area. The island is renowned for its rural Lowcountry character and being a major center of African-American Gullah culture and language. It is considered to be the geographic influence behind the children's television program Gullah Gullah Island.