Hampton County, South Carolina

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Hampton County, South Carolina is a rural county in the southern part of the state known for its small towns, agricultural landscape, and location within the Lowcountry region.

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Hampton County, South Carolina canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of South Carolina
borders Allendale County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Barnwell County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Beaufort County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Colleton County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Jasper County, South Carolina
climate humid subtropical climate
containsSettlement Brunson, South Carolina
Estill, South Carolina
Furman, South Carolina
Gifford, South Carolina
Hampton, South Carolina
Scotia, South Carolina
Varnville, South Carolina
country United States of America
dateOfEstablishment 1878-02-18
FIPSCode 45-049
formedFrom Beaufort County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Colleton County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
GNISID 1249554
hasArea approximately 563 square miles
hasAreaCode 803
843
854
hasCountyGovernmentType county council
hasCountySeat Hampton, South Carolina
hasLandArea approximately 560 square miles
hasLargestCity Hampton, South Carolina
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.hamptoncountysc.org/
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
hasWaterArea approximately 3 square miles
isInPhysiographicRegion Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain
isKnownFor agricultural landscape
rural character
small towns
isPartOf South Carolina House of Representatives districts
South Carolina Senate districts
South Carolina's 6th congressional district
surface form: South Carolina’s 6th congressional district

Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
isRural true
locatedIn Lowcountry of South Carolina
surface form: Lowcountry

South Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Wade Hampton III
postalAbbreviation SC
region Southern South Carolina

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Diocese of South Carolina territoryIncludes Hampton County, South Carolina
Jasper County, South Carolina formedFrom Hampton County, South Carolina
Jasper County, South Carolina borderedByCounty Hampton County, South Carolina
Bamberg County, South Carolina borderedBy Hampton County, South Carolina