Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, its population was 330,368. Its county seat is Charleston. It is the third-most populous county in the state (behind Greenville and Richland counties).
Charleston County is part of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,...
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Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, its population was 330,368. Its county seat is Charleston. It is the third-most populous county in the state (behind Greenville and Richland counties).
Charleston County is part of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,358 square miles (3,517 km²), of which, 919 square miles (2,379 km²) of it is land and 440 square miles (1,139 km²) of it (32.37%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 309,969 people, 143,326 households, and 97,448 families residing in the county. The population density was 338 people per square mile (130/km²). There were 141,031 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile (59/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 61.9% White, 34.5% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific...
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