Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson
Clemson
City
	Top, left to right: Tillman Hall, Hanover House, Fort Hill, Memorial Stadium, College Avenue
	Seal
	Nickname: South Knoxville
	Motto(s): "In season, every season."
	Location of Clemson, South Carolina
	Clemson Clemson
	Coordinates: 34°41′6″N 82°48′53″W / 34.68500°N 82.81472°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Pickens, Anderson
Area
• City	8.15 sq mi (21.11 km2)
• Land	7.69 sq mi (19.92 km2)
• Water	0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2020)
• City	17,681
• Density	2,298.62/sq mi (887.54/km2)
• Urban	118,369 (US: 286th)
• Urban density	1,233.8/sq mi (476.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	29631-29634
Area code	864
FIPS code	45-14950
GNIS feature ID	1247312
Website	www.clemsoncity.org

Clemson (/ˈklɛmpsən, ˈklɛmzən/^[6]^[7]^{[note a]}) is a city in Pickens and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Clemson is home to Clemson University; in 2015, the Princeton Review cited the town of Clemson as ranking #1 in the United States for "town-and-gown" relations with its resident university.^[8] The population of the city was 17,681 at the 2020 census.^[9]

Clemson is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clemson, South Carolina
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^ "Best 382 Colleges, 2018 Edition". www.princetonreview.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^ "QuickFacts - Clemson city, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.