Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County
Aiken County
County
	Aiken County Courthouse and Confederate Monument
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
	South Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°33′N 81°38′W / 33.55°N 81.63°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1871
Named for	William Aiken
Seat	Aiken
Largest community	Aiken
Area
• Total	1,080.17 sq mi (2,797.6 km2)
• Land	1,070.69 sq mi (2,773.1 km2)
• Water	9.48 sq mi (24.6 km2) 0.88%
Population (2020)
• Total	168,808
• Estimate (2023)	177,130
• Density	157.66/sq mi (60.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.aikencountysc.gov

Aiken County (/ˈeɪkən/) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168,808.^[1] Its county seat and largest community is Aiken.^[2] Aiken County is a part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is mostly in the Sandhills region, with the northern parts reaching in the Piedmont and southern parts reaching into the Coastal Plain.

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