Sumter County | |
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Nickname: The Gamecock County | |
Coordinates: 33°55′N 80°23′W / 33.92°N 80.38°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Founded | January 1, 1800[1] |
Named for | Thomas Sumter |
Seat | Sumter |
Largest community | Sumter |
Area | |
• Total | 682.09 sq mi (1,766.6 km2) |
• Land | 665.08 sq mi (1,722.5 km2) |
• Water | 17.01 sq mi (44.1 km2) 2.49% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 105,556 |
• Estimate (2023) | 104,165 |
• Density | 158.71/sq mi (61.28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 5th, 6th |
Website | www |
Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,556.[2] Its county seat is Sumter.[3]
Sumter County comprises the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC Combined Statistical Area.[4] The county is also part of "The Midlands" area.
It is the home of Shaw AFB, headquarters to the 9th Air Force, AFCENT, United States Army Central, with a number of other tenant units. It is one of largest bases in the USAF's Air Combat Command.
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