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Saint Helena Island (South Carolina)
Island in South Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Saint Helena.
St. Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The island is connected to Beaufort by U.S. Highway 21. The island has a land area of about 64 sq mi (170 km2) and a population of 8,763 as of the 2010 census. It is included as part of the Hilton Head Island-Beaufort Micropolitan Area. The island is renowned for its rural Lowcountry character and being a major center of African-American Gullah culture and language. It is considered to be the geographic influence behind the children's television program Gullah Gullah Island.
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![]() A Fourth of July celebration. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, 1939 | |
Geography | |
Location | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States |
Coordinates | 32.376272°N 80.572228°W / 32.376272; -80.572228 |
Archipelago | Sea Islands |
Area | 63.789 sq mi (165.21 km2) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | South Carolina |
County | Beaufort |
Demographics | |
Population | 8,407 (2000) |
Pop. density | 50.87/km2 (131.75/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Gullah |
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