Welcome to Pickens County ...
Time Zone: Pickens County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Pickens is the Seat for Pickens County.
Pickens County was founded in 1826.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pickens had a population of 126,884 people. This is an increase of 6.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 119,337 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pickens represented 2.58% of the total population of South Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Pickens County:
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clemson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Six Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Websites specific to Pickens County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Transylvania County
- Greenville County
- Anderson County
- Oconee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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