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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Oconee County
| state = South Carolina
| seal = Oconee County Seal.jpg
| founded = 1868
| seat wl = Walhalla
| largest city wl = Seneca
| area_total_sq_mi = 674
| area_land_sq_mi = 626
| area_water_sq_mi = 47
| area percentage = 7.0
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 78607
| pop_est_as_of = 2022
| population_est = 80180
| population_density_sq_mi = 125.6
| web = www.oconeesc.com
| time zone = Eastern
| ex image = Oconee County Courthouse.jpg
| ex image cap = Oconee County Courthouse in Walhalla
| district = 3rd
| flag = Flag of Oconee County, South Carolina.svg
| named for = [[Cherokee]] word for "land beside the water" <ref name="Named for">{{cite web|url= https://oconeelibrary.org/history-of-oconee-county/#:~:text=Oconee%20County%2C%20located%20in%20the,Walhalla%20became%20the%20county%20seat.|title= HISTORY OF OCONEE COUNTY|publisher= www.oconeelibrary.org|access-date= June 13, 2022}}</ref>
| motto = "Land Beside The Water"
| logo = Oconee County Logo.jpg
}}
'''Oconee County''' is the westernmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 78,607.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oconee County, South Carolina |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oconeecountysouthcarolina/PST045221 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Walhalla, South Carolina|Walhalla]] and its largest city is [[Seneca, South Carolina|Seneca]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Oconee County is included in the [[Seneca, South Carolina|Seneca]], SC [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]-[[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]-[[Anderson, South Carolina|Anderson]], SC [[Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]]. [[South Carolina Highway 11]], the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway, begins in southern Oconee County at Interstate Highway 85 at the Georgia state line.
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===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands">{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref
* [[Chau Ram County Park]]
* [[Devils Fork State Park]]
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* [[List of South Carolina state forests|Poe Creek State Forest]] (part)
* [[South Cove County Park]]
* [[Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref
* [[Sumter National Forest - Andrew Pickens Ranger District]]<ref
* [[W.P. Anderson City Park]]
* [[Yellow Branch Falls Recreation Area]]
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===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 66,215 people, 27,283 households, and 19,589 families living in the county.
There were 27,283 households, out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,666, and the median income for a family was $43,047. Males had a median income of $31,032 versus $22,156 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,965.
==Government and politics==
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* [[Townville, South Carolina|Townville]] (partly in [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson County]])
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==In popular culture==
The Oconee region is mentioned in the song "Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)" by the [[indie rock]] group [[the Decemberists]], on their 2006 album ''[[The Crane Wife]]''.
==See also==
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