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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
temperatures seldom reach the
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Orangeburg comfortably warm temperatures
Elloree Santee the rest of the year. The sub-
tropical climate makes the area
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Orangeburg
Orangeburg 301 26 95 Eutawville perfect for outdoor activities
Orangeburg
nearly year-round.
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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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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
60 miles
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Charlotte, NC ...................166 miles GEORGIA 17 Charleston
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170 miles
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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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Savannah