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(699 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 303,946). Straddling the fall line between the Sandhills and the Piedmont, Lexington County is located in the center of the state, bounded by Richland, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Saluda, and Newberry Counties. The county and its county seat were named for the Revolutionary War battle at Lexington, Massachusetts. Lexington County was created […]