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Chester County
Also known as Chester County, South Carolina, Chester County, SC
county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Named after
- Chester, Pennsylvania ( Chester , England)
- Seat
- Chester
- Largest community
- Chester
- Total
- 586.16 sq mi (1,518.1 km )
- Land
- 580.66 sq mi (1,503.9 km )
- Water
- 5.50 sq mi (14.2 km ) 0.94%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,001
- Density
- 55.616/sq mi (21.473/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,294. Its county seat is Chester. Chester County is included in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
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