Back مقاطعة دورشستر (كارولاينا الجنوبية) Arabic Dorchester County, South Carolina BAR Дорсет (окръг, Южна Каролина) Bulgarian ডোরচেস্টার কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Dorchester Gông (South Carolina) CDO Дорчестер (гуо, Къилба Каролина) CE Dorchester County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Dorchester County, De Carolina Welsh Dorchester County (South Carolina) German Kantono Dorchester (Suda Karolino) Esperanto
Dorchester County | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°05′N 80°24′W / 33.08°N 80.40°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | February 25, 1897 |
| Named for | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Seat | St. George |
| Largest community | North Charleston |
| Area | |
• Total | 571.18 sq mi (1,479.3 km2) |
| • Land | 568.59 sq mi (1,472.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.59 sq mi (6.7 km2) 0.45% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 161,540 |
• Estimate (2023) | 169,833 |
| • Density | 284.11/sq mi (109.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 6th |
| Website | www |
Dorchester County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,540.[1] Its county seat is St. George.[2] The county was created on February 25, 1897 by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly.[3]
Dorchester County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Map of Dorchester County, South Carolina : Made and created by an Act of the Legislature of So. Ca. Feb'y 25th 1897, from portions of Colleton and Berkeley counties". Library of Congress.