Editing Sumter County, South Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|682.09|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|665.08|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17.01|sqmi}} (2.49%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – 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 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004183706/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |url-status=live }}</ref> It is drained by the [[Black River (South Carolina)|Black River]] and its tributaries.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc | wstitle=Sumter| display=Sumter, the name of four counties in the United States. I. An E. county of South Carolina}}</ref> Its western border is formed by the [[Wateree River (South Carolina)|Wateree River]]. One of South Carolina's most famous areas are the [[High Hills of Santee]] comprising the western part of the county. The county is one of five that borders [[Lake Marion (South Carolina)|Lake Marion]], also known as South Carolina's "[[Inland sea|Inland Sea]]".

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Bland Tract Dove Field, Manchester State Forest (MSF) 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 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528100701/https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[List of South Carolina state forests|Manchester State Forest]] (part)
* [[Millford Plantation|Millford Plantation Historic Site]]
* [[Poinsett State Park]]
* [[Swan Lake Iris Gardens]]
* [[Tuomey Tract Dove Field, Manchester State Forest (MSF) Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Woods Bay State Park]] (part)

===Major water bodies===
* [[Congaree River]]
* [[Lake Marion (South Carolina)|Lake Marion]]
* [[Lynches River]]
* [[Pocoaligo River (South Carolina)|Pocoaligo River]]
* [[Rocky Bluff Swamp (South Carolina)|Rocky Bluff Swamp]]
* [[Scape Ore Swamp (South Carolina)|Scape Ore Swamp]]
* [[Wateree River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Lee County, South Carolina|Lee County]] – north
* [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence County]] – northeast
* [[Clarendon County, South Carolina|Clarendon County]] – south
* [[Calhoun County, South Carolina|Calhoun County]] – southwest
* [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland County]] – west
* [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=SC|I|95}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|15}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US-Conn|15|dab1=Sumter}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|76}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|76|dab1=Sumter}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|378}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|401}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|521}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|120}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|261}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|441}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|763}}

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Shaw Air Force Base]]
* [[Sumter Airport]]