Saluda County, South Carolina

Saluda County
Saluda County
County
	Saluda Theatre
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
	South Carolina's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°01′N 81°44′W / 34.01°N 81.73°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1895
Named for	Saluda River
Seat	Saluda
Largest community	Saluda
Area
• Total	461.64 sq mi (1,195.6 km2)
• Land	452.72 sq mi (1,172.5 km2)
• Water	8.92 sq mi (23.1 km2) 1.93%
Population (2020)
• Total	18,862
• Estimate (2023)	19,123
• Density	41.66/sq mi (16.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	saludacounty.sc.gov

Saluda County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,862.^[1] Its county seat is Saluda.^[2] The county was formed from northern and eastern portions of Edgefield County.^[3]

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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "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 21, 2015.