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Welcome to Chesterfield County ...

Time Zone: Chesterfield County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Chesterfield is the Seat for Chesterfield County.

Chesterfield County was founded in 1798.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Chesterfield had a population of 45,650 people. This is a decrease of 2.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,614 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesterfield represented 1.01% of the total population of South Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Chesterfield County:

  • Cheraw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
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  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
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  • McBee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McBee is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
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  • Mount Croghan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pageland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
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  • Patrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
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  • Ruby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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