Hampton County, South Carolina

Hampton County
Hampton County
County
	Hampton County Courthouse
	Seal
	Motto(s): "Pro Bono Publico" (Latin); (For the Public Good)
	Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
	South Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°47′N 81°08′W / 32.78°N 81.14°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1878
Named for	Wade Hampton III
Seat	Hampton
Largest community	Hampton
Area
• Total	562.71 sq mi (1,457.4 km2)
• Land	559.98 sq mi (1,450.3 km2)
• Water	2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2) 0.49%
Population (2020)
• Total	18,561
• Estimate (2023)	18,122
• Density	33.15/sq mi (12.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.hamptoncountysc.org

Hampton County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,561.^[1] Its county seat is Hampton.^[2] It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s, with the ending of Reconstruction, was elected as governor of South Carolina.^[3]

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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 148.