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About North Charleston, South Carolina
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“A great place to live, work, and play”
“Perseverance โ Progress โ Prosperity” |
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| Coordinates: 32ยฐ53โฒ7โณN 80ยฐ1โฒ1โณW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ32.88528ยฐN 80.01694ยฐW | |
| Country |  ย United States |
| State |  ย South Carolina |
| Counties | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester |
| Incorporated | June 12, 1972 |
| Named for | Being north of Charleston |
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| ย โขย Type | Mayor-council government |
| ย โขย Mayor | R. Keith Summey |
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| ย โขย City | 81.06ย sqย mi (209.95ย km) |
| ย โขย Land | 77.63ย sqย mi (201.06ย km2) |
| ย โขย Water | 3.43ย sqย mi (8.89ย km) |
| Elevation | 25ย ft (6ย m) |
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| ย โขย City | 114,852 |
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| ย โขย Rank | US: 257th |
| ย โขย Density | 1,479.50/sqย mi (571.24/km) |
| ย โขย Metro | 799,636 (US: 74th) |
| Time zone | UTCโ5 (EST) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 843 and 854 |
| FIPS code | 45-50875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1225072 |
| Website | www |
North Charleston is a city in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties within the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, North Charleston had a population of 114,852, making it the 3rd most populous city in the state, and the 248th most populous city in the United States. North Charleston is a principal city within the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 799,636 in 2020.
From the 17th century until the Civil War, plantations cultivated commodity crops, such as rice and indigo. Some of the plantations located in what is now North Charleston were:
- Archdale Hall Plantation โ dating from 1680, Archdale Hall was located on the Ashley River. By 1783, it had grown to almost 3,000 acres (12ย km). Its primary crops were indigo and rice. The plantation was the longest family-owned plantation in South Carolina. It has previously been redeveloped into the Archdale subdivision. (Archdale subdivision is not in corporate city limits of, but is amid North Charleston)
- Camp Plantation โ dating from 1705, Camp Plantation covered all but 1,000 acres (4.0ย km2).
- Elms Plantation โ dating from 1682, Elms Plantation was founded by Ralph Izard. Its principal crop was rice. It covered nearly 4,350 acres (17.6ย km), stretching across parts of what are now the cities of Goose Creek and North Charleston. Charleston Southern University is located upon part of the original plantation lands.
- French Botanical Garden โ established amongst 1786 and 1796, this little plantation/garden area of 111 acres (0.45ย km2) was owned and maintained by the French botanist Andrรฉ Michaux. It was closed by Michaux’s son in 1803. The garden was located near what is today the Charleston International Airport, and the parkway connecting Dorchester Road gone International Boulevard is named in his honor.
- Marshlands, Mons Repos and Retreat plantations โ the Retreat Plantation dates from 1672 and the Marshlands Plantation dates from 1682. Mons Repos was developed approximately 1798. The home from whatever three plantations was acquired by the federal government for onslaught of the Charleston Naval Base and Charleston Naval Shipyard. The Marshlands Plantation’s main home has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To maintain the house, it was moved in 1961 to estate at Fort Johnson upon James Island and is currently used as offices for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
- Oak Grove Plantation โ dating from 1680, Oak Grove originally covered 960 acres (3.9ย km2) along the Cooper River. By 1750, its owners had expanded the plantation to more or less 1,127 acres (4.56ย km).
- Tranquil Hill Plantation โ started in 1683, Tranquil Hill was originally known as White Hall Plantation, a say it would save until 1773. Its principal crop was rice. It encompassed virtually 526 acres (2.13ย km2). Since the late 20th century, it was redeveloped as the Whitehall residential subdivision.
- Windsor Hill Plantation โ established in 1701, Windsor Hill was an inland rice plantation that covered nearly 1,348 acres (5.46ย km2); parts of the cities of Goose Creek and North Charleston now occupy some of this area. General William Moultrie, victor at the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in 1776 and commissioner from 1785 to 1787 and 1792โ94, was originally buried here. His remains were exhumed and reburied at Fort Moultrie upon Sullivan’s Island in 1977. The Windsor Hill Plantation subdivision was developed upon a allowance of the eponymous plantation’s property.