Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,490 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary War. It incorporated as a town in 1852, and was named after Henry Clinton Young, a lawyer from Laurens, who helped lay out the first streets. Clinton is located at 34°28′17″N 81°52′30″W / 34.47139°N 81.875°W / 34.47139; -81.875 .... According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles , of which, 9.1 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water. As of the census taken in 2000, there were 8,091 people, 2,683 households, and 1,666 families residing in the city. The population density was 889.7 people per square mile . There were 3,011 housing units at an average density of 331.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 60.31% White, 37.98% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.
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| County: | Laurens County |
| State: | South Carolina |
| Population: | 8,923 |
| Area: | 9.1 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Clinton, South Carolina, Laurens County / Clinton city |