Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census,it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County,and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia,SC Metropolitan Statistical Area,which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023,and is the 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States,derived from the name of Christopher Columbus,who explored for the Spanish Crown. Columbia is often abbreviated as Cola,leading to its nickname as "Soda City".
Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census,its population was 416,147,making it the second-most populous county in South Carolina,behind only Greenville County. The county seat and largest community is Columbia,the state capital. The county was established on March 12,1785. Richland County is part of the Columbia,SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020,the center of population of South Carolina was located in Richland County,in the city of Columbia. The county is also the location of the geographic center of South Carolina,southeast of Columbia.
Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 293,991. Its county seat and largest community is Lexington. The county was chartered in 1785 and was named in commemoration of Lexington,Massachusetts,the site of the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War. Lexington County is the sixth-most populous county in South Carolina by population and is part of the Columbia,SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Midlands region of South Carolina.
Aiken is the most populous city in,and the county seat of,Aiken County,South Carolina,United States. According to 2020 census,the population was 32,025,making it the 15th-most populous city in South Carolina,and one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area.
The University of South Carolina Aiken is a public university in Aiken,South Carolina. It is part of the University of South Carolina System and offers undergraduate degree programs as well as master's degrees. Additional graduate courses and degree programs are offered through the University of South Carolina Extended Graduate Campus program. The University of South Carolina Aiken awards baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 major areas of study including the bachelor of science in business administration online through Palmetto College.
Fort Jackson is a United States Army installation,which TRADOC operates on for Basic Combat Training (BCT),and is located within the city of Columbia,South Carolina. This installation is named for Andrew Jackson,a United States Army general and the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837) who was born in the border region of North and South Carolina.
The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia,the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803.
Aiken High School is a four-year public high school located in Aiken,South Carolina,United States.
Henry Dargan McMaster is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 50th Attorney General of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under Governor Nikki Haley.
John L. Scott Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature from 1991 until his death.
Stephen Keith Benjamin is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for the Biden administration,and also as one of the senior advisors to President Biden since April 1,2023. He previously served as the 70th mayor of Columbia,South Carolina,from July 2010 to January 2022. He was the first African American mayor in the city's history. Before serving as mayor,he worked in the Columbia metropolitan area as an attorney and served on various charitable organizations.
On October 3,2018,seven law enforcement officers were shot and five civilians were injured in Florence,South Carolina,United States. Two officers were killed.
Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 20th district. He served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2013. He also previously served as solicitor for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1991 until 1995.
Kambrell Houston Garvin is an American injury attorney and politician from South Carolina. He serves as a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing House District 77,Richland County,Columbia,SC. He was first elected in 2018.
This is a list of protests in South Carolina related to the murder of George Floyd.
The 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats,while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican;with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats,Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.
Lisa Ellis is an American educator who was the 2022 fusion candidate,Democratic,and Alliance Party nominee for South Carolina's superintendent of education and is the founder of the education advocacy group SC for Ed. She was defeated by Republican Ellen Weaver in the November 2022 general election.
Timothy Jones Jr. is an American murderer who killed his five children:Merah,Elias,Nahtahn,Gabriel,and Abigail Elaine,in their mobile home along South Lake Drive in Lexington County,South Carolina. Jones admitted to working Nahtahn to death and killed the other four children in a panic. Jones pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity,but the court rejected this plea. He was found guilty of five counts of murder in 2019 and was sentenced to death. As of 2022 he is awaiting execution on death row in South Carolina. The South Carolina Supreme Court denied his appeal.
Cody Mitchell is an American politician and lawyer who is currently serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 65th district. Mitchell is a Republican.
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