Oconee County | |
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Nickname: Land Beside The Water | |
Coordinates: 34°44′56″N 83°03′42″W / 34.748766°N 83.06154°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Founded | 1868 |
Named for | Cherokee word for "land beside the water" [1] |
Seat | Walhalla |
Largest community | Seneca |
Area | |
• Total | 673.57 sq mi (1,744.5 km2) |
• Land | 626.56 sq mi (1,622.8 km2) |
• Water | 47.01 sq mi (121.8 km2) 6.98% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,607 |
• Density | 125.46/sq mi (48.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Oconee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,607.[2] Its county seat is Walhalla.[3]