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Welcome to Laurens County ...

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

The community of Laurens is the Seat for Laurens County.

Laurens County was founded in 1785.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Laurens had a population of 67,493 people. This is an increase of 1.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 66,505 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurens represented 1.44% of the total population of South Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Laurens County:

  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Laurens County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Cross Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gray Court
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
    • Laurens is located in Laurens County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <2>
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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