Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter County

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Sumter is a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was recorded in the census in 2010, 40 524. The city serves as the county seat of the eponymous Sumter County.

The city stretches across an area of 69.3 km ²; this are 0.4 % of water.

Sumter is home to Shaw Air Force Base. This military system is the largest employer in the region.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Robert Best, journalist and Radiopropagandist of the Greater German Radio
  • John Gayle, seventh Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama
  • Joseph Leonard Goldstein, a geneticist and Nobel laureate
  • Bob Montgomery, also known as the Philadelphia Bobcat, Boxer
  • Shawn Weatherly, actress and beauty queen
  • Lee Brice, country singer
  • Location in South Carolina
  • Location in North America
  • Sumter County ( South Carolina)
  • County Seat in South Carolina
County (United States) Sumter County (South Carolina) Federal Information Processing Standards Robert Henry Best John Gayle (Alabama) Bob Montgomery (boxer)
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