Union County is a county located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of South Carolina

South Carolina

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. In the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,961. Its county seat

County seat

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 is Union

Union, South Carolina

Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...

. It is included in the Union, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is further included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson combined statistical area

Combined Statistical Area

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, commonly referred to as Upstate South Carolina.

The county's Carnegie Library was named Best Small Library in America by Library Journal

Library Journal

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 for 2009.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 516 square miles (1,336.4 km²), of which 514 square miles (1,331.3 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.35%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The county was formed in 1897 from parts of York, Union, and Spartanburg Counties. It is included in the Gaffney, South Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 United States Census, the county's...
  
   - north
• York County, South Carolina
  York County, South Carolina
  York County is a county located in the north-central section of the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to the 2010 census, the county's population was 226,073. It is the second largest county in the Charlotte metropolitan area...
  
   - northeast
• Chester County, South Carolina
  Chester County, South Carolina
  Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 34,068; in 2005 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had dropped to 33,228. Its county seat is Chester.-Geography and climate:...
  
   - east
• Fairfield County, South Carolina - southeast
• Newberry County, South Carolina - south
• Laurens County, South Carolina - southwest
• Spartanburg County, South Carolina - northwest

Cities and towns

Incorporated

• Carlisle
  Carlisle, South Carolina
  Carlisle is a town in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 436 according to the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:Carlisle is located at ....
  
  
• Jonesville
  Jonesville, South Carolina
  Jonesville is a town in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 911 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:Jonesville is located at ....
  
  
• Lockhart
  Lockhart, South Carolina
  Lockhart is a town in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:Lockhart is located at ....
  
  
• Union
  Union, South Carolina
  Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...
  
  

Census designated places

• Buffalo
  Buffalo, South Carolina
  Buffalo is a census-designated place in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,266 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:Buffalo is located at ....
  
  
• Monarch Mill
  Monarch Mill, South Carolina
  Monarch Mill is a census-designated place in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,811 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Monarch Mill is located at ....
  
  

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, South Carolina
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, South Carolina
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, South Carolina.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Union County, South Carolina, United States...
  
  
• Tryon County, North Carolina
  Tryon County, North Carolina
  Tryon County is a former county which was located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1768 from the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River, although the legislative act that created it did not become effective until April 10, 1769. Due to inaccurate and delayed...