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Columbia Real Estate

Admitted to Union: May 23, 1788
Capital: Columbia
Nickname: Palmetto State, Rice State, Swamp State
Motto: South Carolina has two mottos:
Animis Opibusque Parati, translated "Prepared in Mind and Resources"
Dum Spiro Spero, translated "While I Breathe, I Hope"
Total Area: 32,007 square miles
Total Land Area: 30,111 square miles
Total Water Area: 1,896 square miles
Length: 260 miles
Width: 200 miles
Highest Point: 3,560 feet (Sassafras Mountain)
Lowest Point: sea level (Atlantic Ocean)
Mean Elevation: 350 feet
Highest Temp: 111 degrees on June 28, 1954 at Camden
Lowest Temp: -19 degrees on January 21, 1985 at Caesar's Head
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 91.9 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 31.2 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 4,012,012