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The
Palmetto State at a Glance
General:
State
of South Carolina |
Population
(2000): 1,235,786
U.S. Census Bureau
QuickFacts
Population
by County (2000): Hillsborough
380,841; Rockingham 277,359;
Merrimack
136,225; Strafford 112,233; Grafton
81,743; Cheshire 73,825;
Belknap 56,325; Sullivan
40,458, Carroll
43,666, Coos 33,111.
Largest
Cities (1999): Manchester
(106,180), Nashua (83,900), Concord (38,318), Derry (32,451). >
Registered
Voters (2001): Rep.
233,377 (33.45%), Dem. 167,085 (26.10%), Undeclared 239,817 (37.46%)--Total
640,279. >
Local
Government: 10
counties, 13 municipalities, 223 towns and 22 unincorporated places.
Cities and
Towns.
State
Government: Mark
Sanford (R) elected in 2002.
State Legislature: South
Carolina General Assembly House: 124 seats Senate:
46 seats
Federal
Government: U.S. Senate Lindsey Graham (R) elected in
2002, Fritz Hollings (D)
up for re-election in 2004.
U.S. House
1.
H.Brown (R) | 2. J.Wilson
(R) | 3. J.G.Barrett (R)
| 4. J.DeMint (R) | 5.
J. Spratt (D) | 6. J.Clyburn
(D).
Political:
Constitution
Party of SC
Natural
Law Party of SC
Reform
Party
of SC
SC
Democratic Party
SC
Libertarian Party
SC
Republican Party
United
Citizens Party (Grn)
Media:
The
State (Columbia)
Post
and Courier (C'ston)
News
Media
Media
(Newsp.)
Media
(TV)
Politics1-SC
Economy:
NH
Employment Security |
