Kershaw County, South Carolina

Kershaw County
Old Kershaw County Courthouse in Camden
Old Kershaw County Courthouse in Camden
Official seal of Kershaw County
Official logo of Kershaw County
Map of South Carolina highlighting Kershaw County
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°20′N 80°35′W / 34.34°N 80.59°W / 34.34; -80.59
Country United States
State South Carolina
Founded1791
Named forJoseph Brevard Kershaw
SeatCamden
Largest communityCamden
Area
 • Total740.26 sq mi (1,917.3 km2)
 • Land726.61 sq mi (1,881.9 km2)
 • Water13.65 sq mi (35.4 km2)  1.84%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total65,403
 • Estimate 
(2023)
69,905
 • Density90.01/sq mi (34.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websitewww.kershaw.sc.gov

Kershaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,403.[1] The county seat and largest community is Camden.[2] The county was created in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties.[3] It is named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler and American Revolutionary War patriot.

Kershaw County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.