Welcome to Greenwood County
Greenwood County takes its name from its county seat, Greenwood. The city of Greenwood was named around 1824 for the plantation of an early resident, John McGehee. Greenwood County was formed in 1897 from parts of Abbeville and Edgefield counties, which were originally part of the old Ninety Six District. This part of the backcountry was not settled until the mid-eighteenth century. The town of Ninety Six was established as a frontier trading post around 1730, and it was the site in November 1775 of one of the first South Carolina battles of the American Revolution. In May 1781 American forces besieged the British-held Star Fort at Ninety Six for over a month but were forced to withdraw when British reinforcements approached. The arrival of the railroad in 1852 stimulated cotton growing and textile manufacturing in this area. Local plantation owner Francis Salvador (1747-1776), who was killed fighting Cherokees during the Revolutionary War, was the first Jewish person elected to the state legislature. United States Congressman Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) and educator Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) were also residents of Greenwood County.
Demographics
Climate
- Average Temperature 68.0
- Average Total Precipitation 43.1 in
- Average Snowfall 1.4″
- Average Growing Season 229 Days
- Prevailing Winds Southeast
- Elevation 620 ft.above sea level
Tax Structure
- Sales Tax 7%
- Personal Graduated 2.5% - 7%
- Corporate 5% of Net Income
- Unemployment 2.64% of first $7,000
Population (2007)
- City 22,070 County 66,271 :includes Greenwood, Hodges, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Bradley, and Troy
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Map of Greenwood County
Greenwood and nearby Attractions
- Greenwood Museum
- Abbeville-Greenwood Regional Library
- Lake Greenwood State Park
- Lupo Memorial United Methodist Church
- Holy Redeemer Pentecostal Holiness Church
- Railroad Historical Center
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens
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