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Colleton County

county in South Carolina, United States

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Country: United States
State: South Carolina
Named after: Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet
Seat: Walterboro
Largest community: Walterboro
Total: 1,133.28 sq mi (2,935.2 km )
Land: 1,056.50 sq mi (2,736.3 km )
Water: 76.78 sq mi (198.9 km ) 6.78%
Estimate 2025: 39,382
Density: 36.540/sq mi (14.108/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts: 1st , 6th
Website: www .colletoncounty .org

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Colleton County is a county in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604. Its county seat is Walterboro. The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina. After two previous incarnations, the current Colleton County was created in 1800.

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