McCormick County, South Carolina

Founding: 1916
Parent counties: Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood

Namesake: The town of McCormick
Seat: McCormick (1916–)

Land area: 359 square miles

Population (2020): 9,526

Population (historic): 16,444 (1920); 11,471 (1930); 10,367 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1920; 1980–2010

Subdivisions: Three towns; four CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 327 (5.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 15.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1940): 51.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1940): 30.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $449
Average outbuilding value (1930): $174
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,911
Average farm size (1920): 28.6 acres
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McCormick

Namesake: Cyrus McCormick, Virginia inventor

Founding: 1870s (platting); 1882 (post office); 1882 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,232

Population (historic): 237 (1900); 613 (1910); 1,284 (1920); 1,304 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1960; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 172 (15.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Sylvania / John Hearst House (c. 1825). 501 Calabash Road. Federal.
2. Calhoun Mill (c. 1860). Calhoun Mill Road and State Route 823.
3. Eden Hall / John Hearst Farm (c. 1854). 3256 Greenwood Highway. Greek Revival.
4. Andre Guillebeau Log House (c. 1764). Guillebeaux Cemetery Road, south of State Route 81. Relocated.
5. Lower Long Cane Presbyterian Church (1856). 1591 Long Cane Road. Greek Revival.
6. Calhoun–Gibert Farm (c. 1856/1908). 250 Moss Road. Classical Revival.
7. John Gibert House (c. 1867). 2011 State Route 7. Greek Revival.

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