Back مقاطعة لانكستر (كارولاينا الجنوبية) Arabic Lancaster County, South Carolina BAR Ланкастър (окръг, Южна Каролина) Bulgarian লেঙ্কস্টের কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Lancaster Gông (South Carolina) CDO Ланкастер (гуо, Къилба Каролина) CE Lancaster County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Lancaster County, De Carolina Welsh Lancaster County (South Carolina) Danish Lancaster County (South Carolina) German
Lancaster County | |
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.jpg) Lancaster County Courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Motto(s): "Discover Lancaster County, South Carolina" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′N 80°42′W / 34.69°N 80.70°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named for | House of Lancaster |
| Seat | Lancaster |
| Largest community | Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 555.05 sq mi (1,437.6 km2) |
| • Land | 549.07 sq mi (1,422.1 km2) |
| • Water | 5.98 sq mi (15.5 km2) 1.08% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 96,016 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 108,215 |
| • Density | 174.87/sq mi (67.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | mylancastersc |
Lancaster County /ˈlæŋkəstər/[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96,016,[2] Its county seat is Lancaster, which has an urban population of 23,979.[3] The county was created in 1785.[4]
Lancaster County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Piedmont region.
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