Union County | |
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![]() Union County Carnegie Library | |
Motto(s): "Gear Up" "A Great Place To Do Business - And Live Life!" | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
![]() South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 34°41′N 81°37′W / 34.69°N 81.62°W | |
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Founded | 1785 |
Named for | The old Union Church[1] |
Seat | Union |
Largest community | Union |
Area | |
• Total | 515.44 sq mi (1,335.0 km2) |
• Land | 513.59 sq mi (1,330.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.85 sq mi (4.8 km2) 0.36% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,244 |
• Estimate (2023) | 26,629 |
• Density | 53.04/sq mi (20.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | gearupunionsc |
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,244.[2] Its county seat is Union.[3] The county was created in 1785.[4]
Union County is included in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area,[5] which is also part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.
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