Founded in the year of 1897, Dorchester is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It has derived its name from Dorchester, Massachusetts. This county encompasses an area of 577 sq mi and it houses near around 34K households and 26,300 family units with more than 96K people living in this county. St. George is the county seat and Summerville is the largest city.

The cultural milieu of the county is Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic or Latino, African American along with numerous other races.

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