Charleston

Also known as Charleston, South Carolina, Charles Town, Charleston, SC

largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina

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Charleston is the largest city in South Carolina, located on the state's coast. It is historically significant as a major port city that played an important role in American history, particularly during the colonial period and the Civil War.

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Instance of: county seat
Named after: Charles II of England
Official name: Charleston
Country: United States
Located in: Charleston County
Population: 150227
Area: 349.92
Elevation: 6
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Body of water: Ashley River
Capital of: Charleston County
Official website: www.charleston-sc.gov
Image: BroadStreetCharleston.jpg
Households: 57226
Dialing code: 843
Significant event: Siege of Charleston

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category of associated people: Category:People from Charleston, South Carolina
category for people born here: Category:Births in Charleston, South Carolina
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Charleston, South Carolina
Commons category: Charleston, South Carolina
topic's main category: Category:Charleston, South Carolina
twinned administrative body: Tempelhof
Commons gallery: Charleston, South Carolina
native label: Charleston
inception: 1670-00-00
different from: Charleston
water as percent of area: 16.99
P8168: Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
per capita income: 46575
postal code: 29492

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Encyclopedic overview

The downtown Charleston waterfront on the Battery

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,227 at the 2020 census, while the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, has an estimated 870,000 residents. It ranks as the third-most populous metropolitan area in the state and the 71st-most populous in the U.S. It is the county seat of Charleston County.

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