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Kershaw County | |
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 Old Kershaw County Courthouse in Camden | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 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 | |
| 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 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.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. 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.