Back مقاطعة بيكنز (كارولينا الجنوبية) Arabic Pickens County, South Carolina BAR Пикънс (окръг, Южна Каролина) Bulgarian পিকেনস কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Pickens Gông (South Carolina) CDO Пикенс (гуо, Къилба Каролина) CE Pickens County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Pickens County, De Carolina Welsh Pickens County (South Carolina) German Κομητεία Πίκενς (Νότια Καρολίνα) Greek
Pickens County | |
|---|---|
 Pickens County Courthouse | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Motto: "Adventure Starts Here" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′N 82°43′W / 34.89°N 82.72°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Named for | Andrew Pickens |
| Seat | Pickens |
| Largest community | Easley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 512.75 sq mi (1,328.0 km2) |
| • Land | 496.94 sq mi (1,287.1 km2) |
| • Water | 15.81 sq mi (40.9 km2) 3.67% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 131,404 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 135,495 |
| • Density | 264.43/sq mi (102.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Pickens County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 131,404.[1] Its county seat is Pickens.[2] The county was created in 1826.[3] It is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4]
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". South Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.