Colleton County, South Carolina

Colleton County
Colleton County
County
	Colleton County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
	South Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°50′N 80°40′W / 32.84°N 80.66°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1800
Named for	Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet
Seat	Walterboro
Largest community	Walterboro
Area
• Total	1,133.28 sq mi (2,935.2 km2)
• Land	1,056.50 sq mi (2,736.3 km2)
• Water	76.78 sq mi (198.9 km2) 6.78%
Population (2020)
• Total	38,604
• Estimate (2023)	38,874
• Density	36.54/sq mi (14.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 6th
Website	www.colletoncounty.org

Colleton County is a county in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604.^[1] Its county seat is Walterboro.^[2] The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet,^[3] one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina. After two previous incarnations, the current Colleton County was created in 1800.^[4]

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^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 87.
^ "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 20, 2015.