Oconee County, South Carolina

Oconee County
Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla
Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla
Flag of Oconee County
Official seal of Oconee County
Official logo of Oconee County
Nickname: 
Land Beside The Water
Map of South Carolina highlighting Oconee County
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°45′N 83°04′W / 34.75°N 83.06°W / 34.75; -83.06
Country United States
State South Carolina
Founded1868
Named forCherokee word for "land beside the water" [1]
SeatWalhalla
Largest communitySeneca
Area
 • Total673.57 sq mi (1,744.5 km2)
 • Land626.56 sq mi (1,622.8 km2)
 • Water47.01 sq mi (121.8 km2)  6.98%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total78,607
 • Estimate 
(2023)
81,221
 • Density125.46/sq mi (48.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.oconeesc.com

Oconee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,607.[2] Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest community is Seneca.[3] 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.

  1. ^ "History Of Oconee County". www.oconeelibrary.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusQuickFacts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.