Clemson, South Carolina

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The city of Clemson is primarily located in Pickens County. A portion of Clemson extends into Anderson County.

Clemson is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Clemson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Clemson, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Clemson had a population of 11,939 people^<2> (or 10.75% of the total population of Pickens County). The population of Clemson represented 0.3% of the total of South Carolina, making it the state's 28th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Clemson had a population of 13,012 people. This is an increase of 8.99% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Clemson.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anderson	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	27,027	5.93% increase
	Easley	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	20,325	14.48% increase
	Liberty	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,064	1.83% increase
	Norris	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	852	0.59% increase
	Pickens	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	3,026	0.46% increase
	Six Mile	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	582	5.24% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Clemson.

Websites for Clemson

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Clemson. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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