Dillon County
| Dillon County, South Carolina | |
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Dillon County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of South Carolina |
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 South Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1910 |
| Named for | James W. Dillon |
| Seat | Dillon |
| Largest city | Dillon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
| • Land | 405 sq mi (1,049 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 31,234 |
| • Density | 79/sq mi (31/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | dilloncounty |
Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 32,062. The county seat is Dillon. Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillon County and the city of Dillon were named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon (1826-1913), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community. The result of this effort was the construction of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad, which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and which brought greater prosperity to the area by directly linking Dillon County to the national network of railroads.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,050 km2), of which 405 square miles (1,050 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.4%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in South Carolina by area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,722 people, 11,199 households, and 8,063 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 12,679 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 47% White, 49% Black or African American, 2.21% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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