Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
RICHLAND DISTRICT, situated in the central part South Carolina, with Congaree river on the southwest, and the Wateree on the east. Area, 630 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, productive; Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 9,027; in 1820, 12,321; in 1830, 14,772; in 1840, 16,397; in 1830, 20,243. (Fanning's, 1853)