State of South Carolina | |||||||||||
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Official language(s) | English | ||||||||||
Capital | Columbia | ||||||||||
Largest City | Columbia | ||||||||||
Largest Metro Area | Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson CSA | ||||||||||
Area | Ranked 18th in the C.S. | ||||||||||
- Total | 32,020.1 sq mi (82,931.8 km²) | ||||||||||
- Width | 200 miles (320 km) | ||||||||||
- Length | 260 miles (420 km) | ||||||||||
- % water | 6 | ||||||||||
- Latitude | 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N | ||||||||||
- Longitude | 78° 32′ W to 83° 21′ W | ||||||||||
Population | 11th in the C.S. | ||||||||||
- Total (2000) | 4,561,242 | ||||||||||
- White (Citizens) | |||||||||||
- Slaves | |||||||||||
- Non-White | |||||||||||
- Density | 143.4/sq mi 55.37/km² (7th in the C.S.) | ||||||||||
Elevation | |||||||||||
- Highest point | Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft (1,085 m) | ||||||||||
- Mean | 350 ft (110 m) | ||||||||||
- Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m) | ||||||||||
Confederate Admission | February 8th, 1861 (1st) | ||||||||||
Old Union Admission | May 23, 1788 (8th) | ||||||||||
Governor | Mark Sanford (D) | ||||||||||
C.S. Senators | Lindsey Graham (D)
Jim DeMint (D) | ||||||||||
C.S. Representatives | 4 Democrats, 2 Whigs | ||||||||||
Time Zone | UTC: -5/-4 | ||||||||||
Abbreviations | SC CS-SC |
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