Berkeley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 177,843.[1] Its county seat is Moncks Corner.[2] After two previous incarnations of Berkeley County, the current county was created in 1882.[3] Berkeley County is included in the Charleston–North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Berkeley County was established in 1682. It was named after John and William Berkeley, co-owners of the Province of Carolina.[4] It became part of the Charleston District in 1769. It did not exist as a District during most of the 19th century and generally was part of the Low Country culture. In 1882, after Democrats regained control of the state legislature following the Reconstruction era, they established the current incarnation of Berkeley County, with its seat at Mount Pleasant. The county seat was moved in 1895 to Moncks Corner.[3]
The Old Berkeley County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,229 square miles (3,180 km2), of which 1,099 square miles (2,850 km2) is land and 130 square miles (340 km2) (11%) is water.[6]
- Georgetown County – east
- Williamsburg County – northeast
- Clarendon County – north
- Orangeburg County – northwest
- Dorchester County – west
- Charleston County – south
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