Clinton, South Carolina

Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,490 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton is the home of Presbyterian College.

History

Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary War. It incorporated as a town in 1852, and was named after Henry Clinton Young, a lawyer from Laurens, who helped lay out the first streets.

The Clinton Commercial Historic District, Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church, and Thornwell-Presbyterian College Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Clinton is located at 34°28′17″N 81°52′30″W / 34.47139°N 81.87500°W / 34.47139; -81.87500 (34.471257, -81.875023).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km²), of which, 9.1 square miles (24 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.55%) is water.