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South Carolina
Motto: "Dum spiro spero" - Latin - "While I breathe, I hope"
"Animis opibusque parati" - Latin - "Ready in soul and resource"
Nicknames: "The Palmetto State" - "The Rice State" - "The Swamp State" - "The Iodine State"
Capial: Columbia
Population: 4,147,152 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 25th in US State Population
Size: 260 miles long and 200 miles wide; covers 32,007 square miles - 40th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Carolina Wren
State Flower: Jessamine
North and South Carolina were one colony until 1729. Carolina was named to honor Charles IX of France and then Charles I and Charles II of England. Carolina has its roots in the Latin word "Caroliinus." That word is derived from "Carolus," which means "Charles."
South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788. It was the 8th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from South Carolina are called "South Carolinians."
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