Beaufort County, South Carolina

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administrative territorial entity county

Beaufort County, South Carolina is a coastal county known for its historic Lowcountry communities, sea islands, and significant military presence, including the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island.

Aliases (1)

Beaufort, South Carolina ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean → Port Royal Sound → Savannah River NERFINISHED →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
contains	Beaufort, South Carolina → Bluffton, South Carolina → Daufuskie Island, South Carolina → Fripp Island, South Carolina → Hilton Head Island, South Carolina → Hunting Island State Park → Lady’s Island, South Carolina → Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort → Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island → Naval Hospital Beaufort → Parris Island → Port Royal, South Carolina → St. Helena Island, South Carolina →
country	United States of America →
follows	Council–Administrator form of government →
hasAreaCharacteristic	barrier islands → marshlands → tidal creeks →
hasCoastline	Atlantic coastal plain →
hasCountySeat	Beaufort, South Carolina →
hasFIPSCode	45013 →
hasGovernmentType	county council–administrator →
hasHistoricRegion	Lowcountry →
hasLargestMunicipality	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina →
hasMajorIndustry	military → real estate → retirement services → tourism →
hasSignificantProtectedArea	Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge → Hunting Island State Park → Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge →
isCoastalRegion	true →
isPartOfMetropolitanArea	Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area →
knownFor	Gullah Geechee culture → historic Lowcountry communities → sea islands → significant U.S. military presence →
locatedIn	South Carolina →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
namedAfter	Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort →
partOf	Lowcountry →
subdivisionType	county of South Carolina →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Diocese of South Carolina → Diocese of South Carolina ("Beaufort, South Carolina") →	territoryIncludes
Chatham County, Georgia →	borderedBy
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island →	locatedIn
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island ("Beaufort, South Carolina") →	locatedNear