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South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LIE-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 5,124,712 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 largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metro 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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Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941) was a pioneering biologist, academic and science writer. Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. In his work within marine biology, cytology and parthenogenesis, he advocated the study of whole cells under normal conditions, rather than simply breaking them apart in a laboratory setting. (Full article...)

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Image 1A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 2A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 3A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 4Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 5Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 6Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 7Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 8A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 9Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 10Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 11Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Non-Hispanic White
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Black or African American
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(from South Carolina)
Image 12Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 13Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 14Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 15Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 16South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 17An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 18North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 19Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 20South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 21A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 22North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 23The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 24South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 25Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 26The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 27Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 28Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 29A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 30Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 31Joseph 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 32Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 33Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 34Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 35A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 36Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 37Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from 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 39Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 40A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 41A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 42South 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 43Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 44Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 45Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 46A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 47Joseph 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 48Children 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 49Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 50Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 51Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 52Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 53Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Non-Hispanic White
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Black or African American
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

(from South Carolina)
Image 54Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 55Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)

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... that an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... that South Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan the day after being re-elected?
... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... that U.S. regulators determined that a South Carolina radio station broadcast from unauthorized facilities for more than 15 years?
... that Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College in South Carolina is also called the "Oberlin Unit" because of the donations of books by the students of Oberlin College in Ohio?

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State of South Carolina
Columbia (capital)
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
Larger cities	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill Spartanburg
Smaller cities	Aiken Anderson Beaufort Bennettsville Camden Cayce Conway Easley Florence Forest Acres Gaffney Georgetown Greenwood Greer Goose Creek Hilton Head Island Isle of Palms Laurens Lexington Mauldin Myrtle Beach North Augusta North Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Simpsonville Summerville Sumter Union Walterboro West Columbia York
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