Newberry County | |
|---|---|
 Newberry County Courthouse | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′N 81°36′W / 34.29°N 81.60°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named for | No records exist but likely named after a settler in the area or a suburb of London named Newberry.[1][2][3] |
| Seat | Newberry |
| Largest community | Newberry |
| Area | |
• Total | 647.28 sq mi (1,676.4 km2) |
| • Land | 630.29 sq mi (1,632.4 km2) |
| • Water | 16.99 sq mi (44.0 km2) 2.62% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,719 |
• Estimate (2023) | 38,825  |
| • Density | 58/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719.[4] Its county seat is Newberry.[5] The name is of unknown origin, although one theory suggests that it was named by Quaker settlers in honor of their home of Newberry, a suburb of London in the United Kingdom.[2][3] Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Newberry County". www.scencyclopedia.org. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Lawson, Walker (April 13, 2023). "How did Newberry get its name?". WLTX. Columbia, South Carolina: Tegna, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Haven, Elyssa (May 1, 2023). "Shealy shares theory on the history of the name 'Newberry'". Newberry Observer. Newberry, South Carolina: Champion Media. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.