Back مقاطعة سومتر (كارولينا الجنوبية) Arabic Sumter County, South Carolina BAR Съмтър (окръг, Южна Каролина) Bulgarian সামটের কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Sumter Gông (South Carolina) CDO Самтер (гуо, Къилба Каролина) CE Sumter County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Sumter County, De Carolina Welsh Sumter County (South Carolina) German Κομητεία Σάμτερ (Νότια Καρολίνα) Greek
Sumter County | |
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| Nickname: The Gamecock County | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′N 80°23′W / 33.92°N 80.38°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | January 1, 1800[1] |
| Named for | Thomas Sumter |
| Seat | Sumter |
| Largest community | Sumter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 682.09 sq mi (1,766.6 km2) |
| • Land | 665.08 sq mi (1,722.5 km2) |
| • Water | 17.01 sq mi (44.1 km2) 2.49% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 105,556 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 104,165 |
| • Density | 158.71/sq mi (61.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 6th |
| Website | www |
Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,556.[2] Its county seat is Sumter.[3]
Sumter County comprises the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC Combined Statistical Area.[4] The county is also part of "The Midlands" area.
It is the home of Shaw AFB, headquarters to the 9th Air Force, AFCENT, United States Army Central, with a number of other tenant units. It is one of largest bases in the USAF's Air Combat Command.
On September 17, 2024, the National Park Service announced that the City of Sumter and Sumter County were jointly named a World War II Heritage City.[5]
- ^ "Sumter County, South Carolina". Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "National Park Service Announces New American World War II Heritage Cities - Sept 2024 - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved September 18, 2024.