Clarendon County is a

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located below the

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in the Coastal Plain region of

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,144. Its

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is Manning. This area was developed for lumber and mills, including textile mills. Clarendon County boasts one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States, Lake Marion, completed in 1941 as a

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project. It was planned as part of a national

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initiative. Since the late 20th century, the dam's generation of hydroelectric power has also stimulated economic development and industry in the region. The South Carolina state legislature established racial segregation of public facilities by state law in the late 19th century. During the Civil Rights Movement, Clarendon County was the site of the '' Briggs v. Elliott'' trial challenging segregation of public schools. This case was one of five combined with what came to be known as ''

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'', under which the

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ruled in 1954 that racial segregation of public schools was unconstitutional.

History

Clarendon County was officially established in 1785, shortly after the

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, when the legislature divided Camden District into seven counties. One was Clarendon County. It was named after Edward Hyde, who was a

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and

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. During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Half Way Swamp was fought in December 1780. That was one of the many Revolutionary battles that took place in the area of Clarendon County. Others in this area were the following battles: Richbourg’s Mill, Nelson’s Ferry, Fort Watson/Santee Indian Mound, and Tearcoat. The Swamp Fox Murals Trail has been established as an historical landmark depicting the

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and General

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, the "Swamp Fox"."History." History. Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, n.d. Web. June 7, 2013. Memorial stone at the site of Fort Watson

The first European settlers in Clarendon County were ethnic French

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, who traveled by boat up the

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. Their ancestors had earlier settled in Charleston after leaving France in the late 17th century to escape religious persecution. Transportation of goods by land was difficult, so canals were constructed to carry boat traffic around rapids in the river. The first notable

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was the

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, which was constructed in 1793. But due to the development of the

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in the mid-1800s and construction linking major markets, the canal was superseded and ended operations some years later. In 1798, the state legislature combined three counties - Clarendon, Claremont, and Salem - to form Sumter District for ease of administration. On December 19, 1855, a legislative act was passed establishing the Clarendon District, with the same boundaries as defined for the county in 1785. When implemented in 1787, an additional section from Sumter District was annexed – the northeast extension of Clarendon District. (The northernmost township was released to Florence County about 1888.) During the

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, the county was developed as large plantations to cultivate commodity crops, particularly short-staple cotton, by the labor of enslaved African Americans. Cultivation of this crop was made profitable by development of the

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, which made processing more labor-efficient. By the time of the Civil War, the population of the county was majority black. In 1855, Captain Joseph C. Burgess was selected to determine the geographical center of the county, the preferred location for the county seat, so that a courthouse village could be built. The commissioners decided on the site where the present courthouse was erected. Manning was developed as the county seat. Captain Burgess deeded six acres to the state, providing sites for the courthouse and jail, in addition to streets 75-feet-wide on four sides. In 1865, toward the end of the

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, a body of

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's Union troops under command of General Potter raided Clarendon County. They destroyed a large portion of Manning, including the court house. The raid took place a few days before Gen.

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´s surrender at Appomattox. The county recovered slowly from the Civil War due to its reliance on agriculture, which suffered a long depression. The State Constitution of 1868 renamed the districts as counties. Agriculture continued as the mainstay of the economy through much of the 19th century, and planters had to adjust to a free labor economy. They gradually relied on a system of mostly

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and

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. Lumber and related mills and industries became increasingly important, with towns developed along railroad lines in the area. Following Reconstruction, white Democrats regained control of the state legislature, passing laws for segregation of public facilities,

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and a new constitution of 1895 that effectively disfranchised most black men in the state. This exclusion from the political system was not ended until after decades of activism by African Americans, who gained passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s to enforce their constitutional rights. In November 1941, Lake Marion was created as a reservoir by construction of the Santee Dam by the United States Corps of Engineers. The dam was built across the Santee River to generate hydroelectric power for rural electrification, one of the major infrastructure projects initiated under President

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federal investments during the

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. Lake Marion and the Santee Dam were part of the Santee-Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project. Two notable court cases in Clarendon County in the mid-20th century were part of challenges by the Civil Rights Movement to racial segregation of public facilities; these cases related to segregated public schools. This was concluded in law by the

ruling in ''

'' (1954), which declared that

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schools were

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. The court learned that the separate school were historically underfunded in most Southern states and seldom equal. These cases were ''Levi Pearson v. Clarendon County Board of Education'' (1947), and '' Briggs v. Elliott'' (1952).

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (12.72%) is water. Clarendon Country is located in the east-central portion of South Carolina, inland of the

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and bordering the southern edge of the

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. The county covers 606.94 square miles; Lake Marion, located in the southern portion of the county, covers an additional 95 square miles of the county (See Map 2). Most of the land is predominantly sand and loamy soils. Clarendon County has a moderate climate with very warm summers and mild winters. The average precipitation is 55 inches per year. The growing season is 225 days, so farmers have a long season to grow crops. Some of the major crops grown in Clarendon County are cotton, tobacco, corn and soybean. Clarendon County is characterized by a

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with hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters. The county also holds the state's records for both maximum 24-hour snowfall and largest hailstone.

National protected areas

* Bluff Unit National Wildlife Refuge * Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park * Pine Island Unit National Wildlife Refuge * Santee National Wildlife Refuge

State and local protected areas/sites

* Bennett's Bay Heritage Preserve * Davis House * Hickory Top Wildlife Management Area * Manchester State Forest (part) * Oak Lea Wildlife Management Area * Santee Dam Wildlife Management Area * Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson * Taw Caw Creek Park * Woods Bay Heritage Preserve * Woods Bay State Park (part)

Major water bodies

* Black River *

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* Cooper River * Lake Marion * Ox Swamp * Pocotaligo River

Adjacent counties

* Sumter County – north * Florence County – northeast *

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– east * Berkeley County – southeast * Orangeburg County – southwest * Calhoun County – west

Major highways

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 31,144 people, 13,161 households, and 8,817 families residing in the county.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 34,971 people, 13,132 households, and 9,238 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 17,467 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 50.1% black or African American, 47.0% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 12.2% were American, 6.8% were Irish, and 5.0% were English. Of the 13,132 households, 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.7% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 41.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $33,066 and the median income for a family was $40,492. Males had a median income of $31,860 versus $26,851 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,562. About 17.5% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the

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, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 34,971 people living in the county. 50.4% were Black or African American, 44.0%

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, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% of some other race and 0.8% of two or more races. 2.6% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). The population has only slightly increased since 1920; only 20 percent compared to 71 percent for South Carolina. From 1920 to 1930 and from 1950 to 1970, there were significant declines in population, 16 percent and 26 percent, respectively. In part these declines reflected the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South, to seek better jobs, education and living opportunities. As seen in the Table, the growing majority of the population of Clarendon County is Black or African American (50.4%). This reflects historic settlement patterns when the area had been developed for commodity agriculture and large plantations. In the 21st century, 27.9 percent of the State of South Carolina is Black or African; White or Caucasians comprise 45 percent of the population in Clarendon County and 60 percent in South Carolina, respectively. In regard to education, 13.4% of the population had bachelor's degree, which is approximately 10% less than the state of South Carolina. There is a higher percentage of elderly, aged 65 and older, in Clarendon County in comparison to South Carolina, 17.6% and 14.1%, respectively. The population of Clarendon County is stationary in the area; more than 90% of the population has been living in the same house for at least a year. The median household income is $33,355, approximately $10,000 less than the median for the State of South Carolina.

Government and politics

Clarendon County was once, like most of the

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, a Democratic stronghold at the beginning of the 20th century. The county became considerably more competitive following the end of World War II, with Republican candidate

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obtaining 68.5% in 1952, up from a mere 1% in 1948 for the Republican Party. However, after

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swept the Deep South and Clarendon in 1976, the county became a Democratic stronghold once again but by much narrower margins than at the beginning of the century, consistently hovering above the 50% marker by only a handful of digits until the 2020 election when Republican candidate

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became the first Republican candidate to win the county since

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in 1972 by a narrow 111 vote margin. Trump would win Clarendon again in 2024, this time by a margin of over 12%.

Economy

In 2022, the GDP in Clarendon County was $754.2 million (roughly $24,326 per capita). The real GDP was $619.9 million (approx. $19,996 per capita) in chained 2017 dollars. The unemployment rate in the county has fluctuated between 3.2-5% throughout 2022-2024. The City of Manning, Clarendon County School District, Helena Chemical (a division of

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, and

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are some of the largest employers in Clarendon County .

Natural resources

Clarendon County has abundant groundwater resources of good quality. The Department of Natural Resources report on the groundwater resources in Clarendon suggests that the county is in a fortunate position to obtain adequate water for domestic and public supplies, industry, and irrigation. Water is obtained chiefly from sand aquifers in the Black Creek and Middendorf Formations. Quantities obtainable from wells are adequate for public supplies, industrial uses, and irrigation. Well yields as great as 1,500 gallons per minute are obtained, and many wells can produce more than 100 gallons per minute. The water is of good quality, being soft and low in mineral content. There are five public water supply systems in Clarendon County. In 2008 the systems had the following pumpage rates, in millions of gallons per day: * Alcolu Water System—0.05 * Barrineau Water System—0.09 * Manning—1.07 * Summerton—0.33 * Turbeville—0.30 From boating, fishing, hiking and hunting, to golf on some of the world’s finest courses, Clarendon offers outdoor enthusiasts a buffet of things to do. The county is known for its championship-level catches of striped bass. Lake Marion is the site of several professional bass fishing tournaments, including the internationally known Citgo/Bassmasters Tournament and the Wal-Mart/FLW tour. '' Reader’s Digest'' magazine rated Lake Marion as one of “America’s 100 Best” for fishing and specifically pointed to the lake’s catfish. Hunting is also a popular activity in Clarendon County, with deer, turkey and other small game available. or other small game animals. Several sporting clay operations and gun ranges are located throughout the county, as well as hunting preserves devoted to providing hunters a controlled environment.Newcome, Roy, Jr. "Hydrology - Water Resources Report 40." SCDNR. SCDNR, 2006. Web. June 7, 2013. Clarendon County has a wide range of hiking trails.

Media

* '' The Manning Times'' – publishes weekly on Thursday; founded in 1882. * '' The Clarendon Citizen'' – news site available online.

Culture

The Cultural Arts Center in Summerton and Weldon Auditorium in Manning offer space for cultural and artistic showcases.

Communities

City

* Manning (county seat and largest community)

Towns

* Paxville * Summerton * Turbeville

Census-designated places

* Alcolu * Foreston * North Santee * Wyboo

Unincorporated communities

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Education

School districts include:
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Notable people

* Bertie Bowman (1931–2023), U.S. congressional staffer * Marie Deans (1940–2011), Anti-death penalty activist * Joseph Armstrong DeLaine (1898–1974),

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pastor, principal and civil rights activist * Althea Gibson (1927–2003), first African-American woman to win a grand slam tennis title *

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(born 1941), long-serving South Carolina state senator (district 36; 1976–2013) *

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(1852-1854) *

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(1789–1836), legislator and 50th governor of South Carolina (1824–1826) * Marian McKnight (born 1936),

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1957 & wife of actor

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(1927–1988), author of the Amelia Bedelia children's book series * James Burchill Richardson (1770–1836), 41st governor of South Carolina (1802-1804) * John Peter Richardson II (1801–1864), legislator and 59th governor of South Carolina (1840–1842) * John Peter Richardson III (1831–1899), legislator and 83rd governor of South Carolina (1886–1890) * Richard Richardson (1704–1780), military brigadier general, enslaver and legislator * George Junius Stinney Jr. (1929–1944), the youngest American to be sentenced to death and executed. His conviction was overturned posthumously in 2014. * Rob Thomas (born 1972-living), lead singer of

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References

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