McCormick

Formed January 1, 1916 (45^th county)

McCormick County (9,522), McCormick (2,232)

The columned red/brown brick facility was erected in 1923.  The courthouse is on Mine Street at Augusta Street.  United States Highway 221 is Mine Street in this part of the town.  G. Lloyd Preacher & Company designed this Neo-Classical Revival courthouse.  It sits on a hill with columns and veteran memorials on the grounds.  McCormick County was founded on January 1, 1916 from parts of Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood counties as the 45^th county with McCormick as the only county seat.  The county and county seat are named for Inventor Cyrus McCormick. 

McCormick County government consists of a sheriff and 5 Council Members.  Two Circuit Court Judges and Two Family Court Judges serve McCormick, Edgefield, Lexington, and Saluda counties.  McCormick County is on the western border with Georgia.  The Savannah River forms its western border.  Columbia, South Carolina is east and Greenville, South Carolina is north of the county.  The county center is 4.2 miles Southeast of McCormick nearer Plum Branch.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Greenwood and Edgefield counties and Georgia and Abbeville County. 

The area of the county is 394 square miles.  It is 45 out of 46 in the state.  It ranks 45 out of 46 in population in the state.  It has a density of 24.2 persons per square mile making it 45 out of 46 in the state.  McCormick County has 25.4% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 25 clips the eastern tip of the county from Greenwood County, northeast, to Edgefield County, southeast.  United States Highway 221 enters from Greenwood County and exits to Edgefield County.  United States Highway 378 passes east to west from Saluda County to Georgia.  McCormick County resembles the head of an anteater.  The City of McCormick is located in the northern half of the county.  McCormick is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 23.4% of the county population.