Midlands of South Carolina
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The Midlands roughly refers to an area in the middle of South Carolina. It is centered in Columbia, the state's capital and largest city. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry.
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Counties
There are eight counties included in the Midlands area of South Carolina, but not limited to:
This region is largely coextensive with the Columbia metropolitan area (which includes Newberry County and excludes Sumter County) and the Columbia television and radio market (all eight counties plus Newberry).
Cities
Primary cities
(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)
- Columbia, Richland and Lexington 122,819
- Sumter, Sumter 39,159
- Orangeburg, Orangeburg 13,563
Suburban towns and cities over 10,000 in population
(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)
- Cayce, Lexington 12,597
- Forest Acres Richland 10,558
- Irmo, Richland and Lexington 11,338
- Lexington, Lexington 17,110
- Newberry, Newberry 10,874
- West Columbia Lexington 13,670
Suburbs with less than 10,000 inhabitants
(including county and 2006 census bureau population estimates)
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Unincorporated communities
(2000 Census Figures)
- Dentsville, Richland 13,009
- Gadsden, Richland
- Hopkins, Richland 13,025
- Lake Murray of Richland, Richland 3,526
- Seven Oaks, Lexington 15,755
- St. Andrews, Richland 21,814
- Woodfield, Richland 9,238
Higher education
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