Union County, South Carolina
Union County, South Carolina | |
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Union County Carnegie Library | |
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| Motto(s): "Gear Up" "A Great Place To Do Business - And Live Life!" | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′N 81°37′W / 34.69°N 81.62°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Named after | The old Union Church |
| Seat | Union |
| Largest community | Union |
| Area | |
• Total | 515.44 sq mi (1,335.0 km2) |
| • Land | 513.59 sq mi (1,330.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.85 sq mi (4.8 km2) 0.36% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,244 |
• Estimate (2024) | 26,678 |
| • Density | 53.046/sq mi (20.481/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | gearupunionsc |
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,244. Its county seat is Union. The county was created in 1785.
Union County is included in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.