Darlington, South Carolina
| Darlington, South Carolina | |
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| City | |
 Location of Darlington, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°18′5″N 79°52′7″W / 34.30139°N 79.86861°WCoordinates: 34°18′5″N 79°52′7″W / 34.30139°N 79.86861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Darlington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,289 |
| • Density | 1,383/sq mi (534.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 29532, 29540 |
| Area code(s) | 843 |
| FIPS code | 45-18565 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1247486 |
| Website | darlingtonsconline |
Darlington is a small city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,289 at the 2010 census, down from 6,720 at the 2000 census. Darlington is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Darlington, theorized to be named for the Revolutionary War Colonel Darlington, is known for its Darlington Oak and Spanish moss. Darlington County was named thus by an Act in March 1785.
Darlington is the location of Darlington Raceway, a speedway that is home to the annual NASCAR Southern 500 race. Darlington is also the site of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame.
This area was settled in the mid-18th century by Welsh, Scotch-Irish, and English farmers, who grew cotton primarily.
The settlement of what is now Darlington County began in earnest after 1736 and 1737 when the province of South Carolina set aside a vast area of land for the Welsh Baptists of Delaware. This Welsh Tract bordered both sides of the Pee Dee River. Soon after the first settlers began to arrive they constituted the Welsh Neck Baptist Church. This church was first located on the north side of the Pee Dee River, opposite present-day Society Hill. For almost thirty years settlers concentrated on the banks and small tributaries of the Pee Dee River. Beginning in the 1760s and continuing into the 1770s other groups slowly made their way into present-day Darlington and were granted lands on the Lynches River, Jeffries Creek, and a host of other watercourses. These later settlers included descendants of French Huguenots, Scots-Irish, and the English.
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