county year founded  county seat  2010 census population  july 1 , 2012 population estimate  area (sq mi)  land area (sq mi)
0     abbeville county         1785    abbeville                   25417                              25101           511                508
1      anderson county         1826     anderson                  187126                             189355           757                718
2      cherokee county         1897      gaffney                   55342                              55662           397                393
3    greenville county         1786   greenville                  451225                             467605           795                790
4     greenwood county         1897    greenwood                   69835                              69756           463                456
5       laurens county         1785      laurens                   66537                              66223           724                715
6        oconee county         1868     walhalla                   74275                              74627           674                625
7       pickens county         1868      pickens                  119224                             119670           512                497
8   spartanburg county         1785  spartanburg                  284307                             288745           819                811
9         union county         1798        union                   28961                              28252           516                514
10               total        total        total                 1362073                            1384996          6168               6027

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