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Oconee County | |
|---|---|
 Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname: Land Beside The Water | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′N 83°04′W / 34.75°N 83.06°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named for | Cherokee word for "land beside the water" [1] |
| Seat | Walhalla |
| Largest community | Seneca |
| Area | |
• Total | 673.57 sq mi (1,744.5 km2) |
| • Land | 626.56 sq mi (1,622.8 km2) |
| • Water | 47.01 sq mi (121.8 km2) 6.98% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,607 |
• Estimate (2023) | 81,221  |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Oconee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,607.[2] Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest community is Seneca.[3] Oconee County is included in the Seneca, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area. South Carolina Highway 11, the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway, begins in southern Oconee County at Interstate Highway 85 at the Georgia state line.
- ^ "History Of Oconee County". www.oconeelibrary.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.