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Jasper County
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county in South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- Named after
- William Jasper
- Seat
- Ridgeland
- Largest community
- Hardeeville
- Total
- 701.58 sq mi (1,817.1 km )
- Land
- 655.16 sq mi (1,696.9 km )
- Water
- 46.42 sq mi (120.2 km ) 6.62%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,533
- Density
- 43.945/sq mi (16.967/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 6th
- Website
- www .jaspercountysc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- William Jasper
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- South Carolina
- Contains
- Ridgeland
- Capital
- Ridgeland
- Population
- 28791
- Area
- 1512
- Shares border with
- Effingham County
- Official website
- www.jaspercountysc.gov
- Image
- Jasper County Courthouse, Ridgeland, SC.jpg
- Households
- 10724
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- Commons category
- Jasper County, South Carolina
- topic's main category
- Category:Jasper County, South Carolina
- inception
- 1912-00-00
- different from
- Jasper County
- water as percent of area
- 6.3
- native label
- Jasper County
- topic has template
- Template:Jasper County, South Carolina
- per capita income
- 24886
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Encyclopedic overview
Jasper County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,791. Its county seat is Ridgeland and its largest community is Hardeeville. The county was formed in 1912 from portions of Hampton County and Beaufort County. Jasper County is included in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Lowcountry region of the state. As of 2026, it was the fastest growing county in the United States.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jasper County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.