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Hampton County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,561. Its county seat is Hampton. It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton, who in the late 1870s, with the ending of Reconstruction, was elected as governor of South Carolina.
  • Country: United States
  • State: South Carolina
  • Founded: 1878
  • Named for: Wade Hampton III
  • Seat: Hampton
  • Largest community: Hampton
  • Congressional district: 6th
Data from: en.wikipedia.org