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Seneca

Oconee County, SC

Population

8,834

Walk Score

60 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$757

Median home value

$201,300

Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seneca had a population of 8,850. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Oconee County, and is part of the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Seneca was named for the nearby Cherokee town of Isunigu, which English colonists knew as "Seneca Town".

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • McPhail Angus Farm · listed 2007
  • Ram Cat Alley Historic District · listed 2000
  • Seneca Historic District · listed 1974
  • Seneca Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987

Notable landmarks

  • Alexander-Hill House · listed 1972
  • Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College · listed 2012
  • Old Pickens Presbyterian Church · listed 1996
  • Seneca Cotton Mill · listed 2022

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