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Dorchester County

county in South Carolina, United States
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Dorchester County

Summary

Dorchester County is a county of South Carolina[1]. It draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_carolina category, ranking #22 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dorchester County is located in South Carolina[3].
  • Dorchester County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dorchester County's instance of is recorded as county of South Carolina[5].
  • Dorchester County's capital is recorded as St. George[6].
  • Dorchester County's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley County[7].
  • Dorchester County's shares border with is recorded as Bamberg County[8].
  • Dorchester County's shares border with is recorded as Charleston County[9].
  • Dorchester County's shares border with is recorded as Colleton County[10].
  • Dorchester County's shares border with is recorded as Orangeburg County[11].
  • Dorchester is named after Dorchester County[12].
  • Dorchester County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as St. George[13].
  • Dorchester County's Commons category is recorded as Dorchester County, South Carolina[14].
  • Dorchester County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[15].
  • 1897 marks the founding of Dorchester County[16].
  • Dorchester County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.08, 'lon': -80.4}[17].
  • Dorchester County's official website is recorded as http://www.dorchestercounty.net[18].
  • Dorchester County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dorchester County, South Carolina[19].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+136555'}[20].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+137651'}[21].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+139911'}[22].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+142490'}[23].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+145397'}[24].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+152478'}[25].
  • Dorchester County has a population of {'amount': '+161540'}[26].
  • Dorchester County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Dorchester County, South Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

Dorchester County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in South Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dorchester County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1494'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+136555'}[20], {'amount': '+137651'}[21], {'amount': '+139911'}[22], {'amount': '+142490'}[23], {'amount': '+145397'}[24], and {'amount': '+152478'}[25].

Designation and Status

Dorchester County's instance of is recorded as county of South Carolina[5].

History and Context

1897 marks the founding of Dorchester County[16]. Dorchester is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Dorchester County draws 283 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_carolina category, ranking #22 of 46).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

South Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1494'}
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