Oconee County | |
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![]() Oconee County Courthouse, Walhalla | |
![]() 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 83.07°W | |
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Founded | 1868 |
Seat | Walhalla |
Largest city | Seneca |
Area | |
• Total | 674 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
• Land | 626 sq mi (1,620 km2) |
• Water | 47 sq mi (120 km2) 7.0%% |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 74,273 |
• Estimate (2019) | 79,546 |
• Density | 110/sq mi (43/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 2010 census, the population was 74,273.[1] Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest city is Seneca.[2]
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.