Laurens County, South Carolina
| Laurens County, South Carolina | |
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Laurens County Courthouse in February 2012
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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 | 1785 |
| Seat | Laurens |
| Largest city | Laurens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 724 sq mi (1,875 km2) |
| • Land | 714 sq mi (1,849 km2) |
| • Water | 10 sq mi (26 km2), 1.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2014) | 66,533 |
| • Density | 93/sq mi (36/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 66,537. Its county seat is Laurens.
Laurens County is included in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Laurens County was formed in 1785. It was named after Henry Laurens, the fifth president of the Continental Congress.
One of nine modern counties of the Colonial Ninety-Six District, Laurens County hosted more "official" (i.e. officially recognized and contemporaneously documented by competent governments) battles than did half of the original colonies. The Battle of Musgrove Mill was the first time during the American Revolution that regular soldiers of Great Britain were defeated in battle by militia.
Those battles in modern Laurens County were:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 724 square miles (1,880 km2), of which 714 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (1.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 69,567 people, 26,290 households, and 18,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 97 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 30,239 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.57% White, 26.23% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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