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Pickens, South Carolina
City in South Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pickens, formerly called Pickens Courthouse, is a city in and the county seat[5] of Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,126 at the 2010 census. Pickens changed its classification from a town to a city in 1998, but it was not reported to the Census Bureau until 2001.[6] It was named after Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), an American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman for South Carolina.
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Pickens, South Carolina | |
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![]() Top, left to right: Downtown Pickens, Hagood Mill, Pickens City Hall, Old Pickens Jail, Pickens County Courthouse | |
Motto: "Where the Mountains Begin" | |
Location of Pickens, South Carolina | |
Coordinates: 34°52′54″N 82°42′27″W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Pickens |
Area | |
• Total | 3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2) |
• Land | 3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,388 |
• Density | 1,114.84/sq mi (430.43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 29671 |
Area code | 864 |
FIPS code | 45-56140[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1250078[2] |
Website | www.cityofpickens.com |
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Pickens is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.