South Carolina
state, United States
- Capital:
- Columbia
- Population:
- (2020) 5,118,425; (2023 est.) 5,373,555
- Governor:
- Henry McMaster (Republican)
- Date Of Admission:
- May 23, 17882
- U.S. Senators:
- Lindsey Graham (Republican)
- Tim Scott (Republican)
Recent News
May 23, 2024, 9:42 PM ET (AP)
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
May 21, 2024, 6:08 PM ET (AP)
South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
May 20, 2024, 2:45 PM ET (AP)
Nikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump
May 18, 2024, 12:13 PM ET (AP)
Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
May 17, 2024, 11:31 AM ET (AP)
Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
South Carolina, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the 13 original colonies. It lies on the southern Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Shaped like an inverted triangle with an east-west base of 285 miles (459 km) and a north-south extent of about 225 miles (360 km), the state is bounded on the north by North Carolina, on the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the southwest by Georgia. Columbia, located in the centre of the state, is the capital and largest city. Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina had a wealthy, aristocratic, ...(100 of 5980 words)