Gúúsù Carolina

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South Carolina

State of South Carolina
Flag of South Carolina State seal of South Carolina
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Palmetto State
Motto(s): Dum spiro spero* (Latin)
Animis opibusque parati† (Latin)
Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted
Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
Orúkọaráàlú South Carolinian
Olúìlú Columbia
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Columbia
Àlà  Ipò 40th ní U.S.
 - Total 32,020.1 sq mi
(82,931.8 km2)
 - Width 200 miles (320 km)
 - Length 260 miles (420 km)
 - % water 6
 - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N
 - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83° 21′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 24th ní U.S.
 - Total 4,479,800 (2008 est.)[1]
Density 143.4/sq mi  (55.37/km2)
Ranked 24 in the U.S.
 - Median income  $39,326 (39th)
Elevation  
 - Highest point Sassafras Mountain[2]
3,560 ft (1,085 m)
 - Mean 350 ft  (110 m)
 - Lowest point Atlantic Ocean[2]
sea level
Admission to Union  May 23, 1788 (8th)
Gómìnà Henry McMaster (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Kevin Bryant (R)
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U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R)
Tim Scott (R)
U.S. House delegation 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations SC US-SC
Website sc.gov


  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2006-11-07.