Edgefield, South Carolina
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Location of Edgefield in South Carolina
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| County : | Edgefield County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 47 ′ N , 81 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,449 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,085.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.1 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) land |
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| Height : | 162 m | ||
| Postal code : | 29824 | ||
| Area code : | +1 803 | ||
| FIPS : | 45-22795 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1247634 | ||
| Website : | www.edgefieldsc.net | ||
Edgefield is a city in South Carolina in the United States and the county seat of Edgefield County .
sons and daughters of the town
- Preston Brooks , US Congressman
- Andrew Butler , US Senator
- Matthew Calbraith Butler , U.S. Senator and Major General of the Confederate Army
- James Longstreet , Confederate Army Lieutenant General
- Francis Wilkinson Pickens , Governor of South Carolina
- Strom Thurmond , U.S. Senator, Governor of South Carolina, and 1948 presidential candidate
Web links
- The city of Edgefield website (English)
- Statistics on Edgefieldbei city-data.com (English)