There is evidence of human activities in the area dating to about 50,000 years ago. Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere South Carolina's southeastern Lowcountry contains portions of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.

Along South Carolina's eastern coastal plain are many salt marshes and estuaries. Areas in the Upstate have a subtropical highland climate. South Carolina has primarily a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Within South Carolina from east to west are three main geographic regions, the Atlantic coastal plain, the Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern corner of Upstate South Carolina. In the early 21st century, South Carolina's economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped end segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on July 9, 1868.ĭuring the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state.

A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for 'Charles'. The Greenville–Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area is the most populous in the state, with a 2020 population estimate of 1,455,892. The capital is Columbia with a population of 137,300 in 2020 while its largest city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,277. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties.

state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina ( / ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə/ ( listen)) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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