Kershaw County, South Carolina

Kershaw County
County
Old Kershaw County Courthouse in Camden
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Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°20′N 80°35′W / 34.34°N 80.59°W / 34.34; -80.59
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1791
Named for	Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Seat	Camden
Largest community	Camden
Area
• Total	740.26 sq mi (1,917.3 km2)
• Land	726.61 sq mi (1,881.9 km2)
• Water	13.65 sq mi (35.4 km2)  1.84%
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,403
• Estimate  (2023)	69,905
• Density	90.01/sq mi (34.75/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.kershaw.sc.gov

Kershaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,403.^[1] The county seat and largest community is Camden.^[2] The county was created in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties.^[3] It is named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler and American Revolutionary War patriot.

Kershaw County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.