Union County, South Carolina

Union County
Union County Carnegie Library
Union County Carnegie Library
Official seal of Union County
Official logo of Union County
Motto(s): 
"Gear Up"
"A Great Place To Do Business - And Live Life!"
Map of South Carolina highlighting Union County
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°41′N 81°37′W / 34.69°N 81.62°W / 34.69; -81.62
Country United States
State South Carolina
Founded1785
Named forThe old Union Church[1]
SeatUnion
Largest communityUnion
Area
 • Total
515.44 sq mi (1,335.0 km2)
 • Land513.59 sq mi (1,330.2 km2)
 • Water1.85 sq mi (4.8 km2)  0.36%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
27,244
 • Estimate 
(2023)
26,629
 • Density53.04/sq mi (20.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websitegearupunionsc.com

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,244.[2] Its county seat is Union.[3] The county was created in 1785.[4]

Union County is included in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area,[5] which is also part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "About". gearupunionsc.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". South Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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