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==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q404898|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Aiken County}} According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1080.17|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1070.69|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.48|sqmi}} (0.88%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files โ South Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fourth-largest county in South Carolina by land area. ===State and local protected areas/sites=== * [[Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands">{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}</ref> * [[Aiken State Park]] * [[Audubon's Silver Bluff Center and Sanctuary]]<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary |url=https://sc.audubon.org/visit/silver-bluff |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=Audubon South Carolina |language=en}}</ref> * [[Britton Mims Place]] * [[Battle of Aiken]] * [[Bear Branch Heritage Preserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Gopher Branch Heritage Preserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Graniteville Historic District (South Carolina)|Graniteville Historic District]] * [[Henderson Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Janet Harrison High Pond Heritage Preserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/> * [[Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site]] * [[Vaucluse Mill Village Historic District]] ===Major water bodies=== * [[Bridge Creek (South Carolina)|Bridge Creek]] * [[Edisto River|North Fork Edisto River]] * [[Edisto River|South Fork Edisto River]] * [[Savannah River]] * [[Shaw Creek (South Carolina)|Shaw Creek]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda County]] โ north * [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]] โ northeast * [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]] โ east * [[Barnwell County, South Carolina|Barnwell County]] โ south * [[Burke County, Georgia]] โ southwest * [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield County]] โ west * [[Richmond County, Georgia]] โ west ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * {{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} * {{Jct|state=SC|I|520}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|1}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US-Truck|1|dab1=Aiken}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|25}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US-Bus|25|dab1=North Augusta}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US-Conn|25|dab1=North Augusta}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|78}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US-Truck|78|dab1=Aiken}} * {{Jct|state=SC|US|278}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|4}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|4|dab1=AikenโKitchings Mill}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|5}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|19}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|19|dab1=Aiken}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|19|dab1=Aiken}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|34}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|39}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|39|dab1=Jones Crossroads}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|73}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|121}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|125}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|125|dab1=North Augusta}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|125|dab1=North Augusta}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|191}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|230}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|302}} * {{Jct|state=SC|SC|394}} {{div col end}} ===Major infrastructure=== * [[Aiken Regional Airport]] * [[Savannah River Site]] (part)
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