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South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the southwest across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 census. In , its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020; while its most populous city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,227. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metropolitan area in the state, with an estimated 2023 population of 1,590,636.

South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for "Charles". In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.

During the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped end segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. In the early 21st century, South Carolina's economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. (Full article...)

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South Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, South Carolina is the 23rd-most populous state with 5,118,425 inhabitants, but the 40th-largest by land area spanning 30,060.70 sq mi (77,856.9 km²) of land. South Carolina is divided into 46 counties and contains 271 municipalities consisting of 71 cities and 200 towns. South Carolina's municipalities cover only 6.2% of the state's land mass but are home to 36.8% of its population.

At incorporation, municipalities may choose to be named either "City of" or "Town of", however there is no legal difference between the two. All municipalities are responsible for providing local service including law enforcement, fire protection, waste and water management, planning and zoning, recreational facilities, and street lighting. Municipalities may incorporate with one of three forms of government: 141 chose mayor–council, 95 chose council, and 33 chose council–manager. Under the mayor–council form of government, an elected municipal council is composed of a mayor and four or more council members. The mayor's responsibilities include: staffing of all municipal employees; directing and supervising the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies; voting in, and presiding over, council meetings; and preparing the annual budget (with council), capital program (with council), and public financial reports. Under the council form of government, the council can be composed of five, seven or nine members including the mayor, all elected, and each with one vote on council. The council has the power to levy taxes and raise funds from other sources that match the operating and capital budgets. Under the council–manager form of government, the council is composed of a mayor and four, six, or eight councilmen each with one vote. The municipality must employ a manager, establish administrative departments upon recommendation of the manager, adopt an annual budget, provide an independent annual audit of the books and business affairs of the municipality, provide for the general health and welfare of the municipality, and enact ordinances of any nature and kind. The manager is the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government and is responsible for staffing (including the hiring, firing and compensation of all municipal employees), preparing the annual budget and financial report for council adoption. (Full article...)

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Image 1A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 2Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 3Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 4Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 5Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 6Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 7A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 8South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 9South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 10Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 11Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 12A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 13Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 14North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 15Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 16A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 17South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 18Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 19The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 20Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 21Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 22An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 23A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 24Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)

Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 26Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 27Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 28Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 29Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 30A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 31Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 32Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 33Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 34North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 35A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 36A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 37Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 38Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 39Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 40The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 41Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 42Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 43Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 44Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 45Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 46Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 47Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 48Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 49Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 50South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 51Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 52Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 53A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 54Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 55A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)

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... that a Federal Communications Commission examiner found that billing fraud at a South Carolina radio station "merited the severest sanctions"?
... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... that a South Carolina TV station went on the air 12 years after its owner said the odds of it existing were "fairly long"?
... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford, who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780?
... that U.S. regulators determined that a South Carolina radio station broadcast from unauthorized facilities for more than 15 years?
... that when Felicia Schroeder signed to play soccer for the University of South Carolina, the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her?

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Regions	Atlantic Coastal Plain Blue Ridge Mountains Grand Strand High Hills of Santee Lake Murray Country Lowcountry Metrolina Midlands Ninety-Six District Olde English District Pee Dee Piedmont Sandhills Sea Islands Upstate	Seal of South Carolina
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