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CLIMATE
                                             Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 data                                                 It’s pleasant in the Tri-County
          POPULATION
                                   321                                                                                         Region year-round. Winter
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                         Edisto  Ri ve r r                             State Park    Lake Marion                               freezing point, and we enjoy
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                                                                    Elloree   Santee                                           the rest of the year. The sub-
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               Orangeburg
               Orangeburg                     301               26         95       Eutawville                                 perfect for outdoor activities
               Orangeburg
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                     COUNTY                          21     Bowman           Holly Hill        Cross                       A v g . Summer H w igh   ...............  91.6°F
                                                                                                                           Avg. Summer High ............... 91.6°F
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                      84,223                       Branchville    178                              Lake Moultrie           Annual Rainfall ......................... 48”
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                        Bowman...............................3,233                                            Berkeley
                        Branchville ..........................2,210  Reevesville  Harleyville   Cooper River r r
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                        Elloree ..................................3,464  St. George                            COUNTY
                        Eutawville ............................4,659
                        Harleyville ...........................5,560                                           229,861
                        Holly Hill ..............................4,730             Ridgeville
                        Reevesville ..........................2,527  Dorchester
                        Ridgeville ............................6,637
                        St. George ............................4,745  COUNTY
                        Santee ..................................5,000  161,540
                        Vance .......................................544
                        Cross (unincorpotated) ......7,037
                                                                    LOCATION/GEOGRAPHY                                    85   Charlotte
                                                                       Located in the southeastern part of South   26
                                                                    Carolina, the Tri-County Region includes portions   Greenville  Rock Hill  74
                                                                    of the counties of Berkeley, Dorchester, and   Spartanburg                  95
                                                                    Orangeburg. Its radius spans outward 20 to 25   85     77        1
                                                                    miles from where the three counties meet near    26                          74
                                                                    the intersection of I-95 and I-26 and includes 11              20
                                                                    incorporated municipalities. The center of the   Columbia  SOUTH    Florence
                                                                    Tri-County Region is approximately 55 miles from        CAROLINA              17
                   LABOR/EMPLOYMENT                                 the Port of Charleston, SC and the beaches along   20 Orangeburg            Myrtle
                   County      Labor Force   Employed  Unemployment Rate  the Atlantic Ocean.               Augusta  Orangeburg                  Beach
                                                                                                                    Orangeburg
                                                                                                                                     Berkeley
                                                                                                                                     Berkeley
                   Dorchester Co.   78,184   75,054      4.0        Distance to Major Southeast U.S. Cities                          Berkeley
                                                                                                                        Dorchester
                   Orangeburg Co.   33,335   30,717      7.9        Charleston, SC ...................55 miles          Dorchester
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                   Berkeley Co.   105,823   101,583      4.0        Columbia, SC .....................60 miles       301            26        OCEAN
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                                                                    Charlotte, NC ...................166 miles  GEORGIA          17  Charleston
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                  Source: SC Department of Employment & Workforce – March 2021  Greenville, SC ..................170 miles
                                                                    A tlan ta, GA   ...................... 279 miles  16   95             ATLANTIC
                                                                    Atlanta, GA ......................279 miles
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