Sumter is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The city makes up the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sumter County, along with Clarendon and Lee counties, form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the Sandhills, Pee Dee, and Lowcountry regions. The population was 43,463 at the 2020 census, making it the 9th-most populous city in the state.
Southeast
Sumter
Sumter County, SC
Population
43,046
Walk Score
70 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,019
Median home value
$171,400
Incorporated
1845
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Heriot-Moise House · listed 1989
- Rip Raps Plantation · listed 1978
- Stateburg Historic District · listed 1971
- Sumter Historic District · listed 1975
Notable landmarks
- Brogdon, J. Clinton, House · listed 1993
- Carnegie Public Library · listed 1994
- Lincoln High School · listed 2015
- Mason, Charles T., House · listed 1997
- Myrtle Moor · listed 1983
- O'Donnell House · listed 1996
- Salem Black River Presbyterian Church · listed 1978
- Scarborough, Henry Lee, House · listed 1995
- Sumter County Courthouse · listed 2004
- Sumter Town Hall-Opera House · listed 1973
- Temple Sinai · listed 1999
- White, Elizabeth, House · listed 1978
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