Saluda County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′N 81°44′W / 34.01°N 81.73°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Named for | Saluda River |
| Seat | Saluda |
| Largest community | Saluda |
| Area | |
• Total | 461.64 sq mi (1,195.6 km2) |
| • Land | 452.72 sq mi (1,172.5 km2) |
| • Water | 8.92 sq mi (23.1 km2) 1.93% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,862 |
• Estimate (2023) | 19,123 |
| • Density | 41.66/sq mi (16.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | saludacounty |
Saluda County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,862.[1] Its county seat is Saluda.[2] The county was formed from northern and eastern portions of Edgefield County.[3]
Saluda County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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.