Newberry County, South Carolina

Newberry County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 37,719 people lived there.[4] Its county seat is Newberry.[5]

Newberry County, South Carolina
Map
Map of South Carolina highlighting Newberry County
Location in the state of South Carolina
Map of the USA highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1785
Seat Newberry
Largest community Newberry
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

647.28 sq mi (1,676 km²)
630.29 sq mi (1,632 km²)
16.99 sq mi (44 km²), 2.62
Population
 -  Density


Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.newberrycounty.net
Named for: No records exist but likely named after a settler in the area or a suburb of London named Newberry.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Newberry County". www.scencyclopedia.org. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. Lawson, Walker (April 13, 2023). "How did Newberry get its name?". WLTX. Columbia, South Carolina: Tegna, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. Haven, Elyssa (May 1, 2023). "Shealy shares theory on the history of the name 'Newberry'". Newberry Observer. Newberry, South Carolina: Champion Media. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. "QuickFacts: Newberry County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.