Back كليمسون Arabic كليمسون ARZ کلمسون، گونئی کارولینا AZB Clemson Catalan Клемсон (Къилба Каролина) CE Clemson CEB Clemson, De Carolina Welsh Clemson (South Carolina) German Clemson (Carolina del Sur) Spanish کلمسون (کارولینای جنوبی) Persian

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson
City
Top, left to right: Tillman Hall (near Clemson City), Hanover House, Fort Hill, Memorial Stadium, College Avenue
Top, left to right: Tillman Hall (near Clemson City), Hanover House, Fort Hill, Memorial Stadium, College Avenue
Official seal of Clemson
Seal
Nickname: 
South Knoxville
Motto(s): 
"In season, every season."
Location of Clemson, South Carolina
Location of Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson is located in South Carolina
Clemson
Clemson
Clemson is located in the United States
Clemson
Clemson
Coordinates: 34°41′6″N 82°48′53″W / 34.68500°N 82.81472°W / 34.68500; -82.81472
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesPickens, Anderson
Area
[1]
 • City
8.15 sq mi (21.11 km2)
 • Land7.69 sq mi (19.92 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
Elevation
[3]
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City
17,681
 • Density2,298.62/sq mi (887.54/km2)
 • Urban
118,369 (US: 286th)[2]
 • Urban density1,233.8/sq mi (476.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
29631-29634
Area codes864, 821
FIPS code45-14950[5]
GNIS feature ID1247312[3]
Websitewww.clemsoncity.org

Clemson (/ˈklɛmpsən, ˈklɛmzən/[6][7][note a]) is a city in Pickens and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Clemson is adjacent to Clemson University,[8] and is identified with it; in 2015, the Princeton Review cited the town of Clemson as ranking #1 in the United States for "town-and-gown" relations with its resident university.[9] The population of the city was 17,681 at the 2020 census.[10]

Clemson is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clemson, South Carolina
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Okim Kang; Ron I. Thomson; John M Murphy, eds. (2017). The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation. Routledge. ISBN 9781351383981.
  7. ^ Jones, Daniel (2006). English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780521680868.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Clemson city, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
    "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Clemson University CDP, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2024. Clemson Uni - The blue-shaded pattern denotes university property. This shows Clemson University is outside of the Clemson city limits.
  9. ^ "Best 382 Colleges, 2018 Edition". www.princetonreview.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "QuickFacts - Clemson city, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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