Colleton County, South Carolina

Colleton County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 38,604 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Walterboro.^[2] The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet,^[3] one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina and was created in 1800.^[4]

Colleton County
County
Colleton County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°50′06″N 80°39′19″W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1800
Named for	Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet
Seat	Walterboro
Largest community	Walterboro
Area
• Total	1,133.28 sq mi (2,935.2 km2)
• Land	1,056.50 sq mi (2,736.3 km2)
• Water	76.78 sq mi (198.9 km2)  6.78%
Population  (2020)
• Total	38,604
• Density	36.54/sq mi (14.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 6th
Website	www.colletoncounty.org

References

1. "QuickFacts: Colleton County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
2. National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 20, 2024.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 87.
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 20, 2015.