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Charleston, the place in Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

geographical area, settlement, city, town or city, geographical subdivision of the US, populated place, film location, university city
Location
the United States; South Carolina; the South Carolina 843 telephone code area; Berkeley County, SC; The Confederate States of America
Location of
The Citadel; College of Charleston; Siege of Charleston; Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge; Medical University of South Carolina;  …
Telephone area
the South Carolina 843 telephone code area
Population
124,593; 96,650; 18,824; 24,780; 24,711;  …
Website
http://www.charleston-sc.gov, http://www.charlestoncity.info
Area
405.5 square kilometres, 164.1 square miles, 461.276882451 square kilometres, 178.1 square miles, 376.5 square kilometres
Population density
384.7 per square kilometre, 996.5 per square mile
Births
Andy Dick; Shepard Fairey; Robert Jordan; Darius Rucker; Mackenzie Rosman;  …
Capital of, County Seat of
Charleston County, SC
Origin of
Darius Rucker, Terrence J, Arthur Freed, Jump, The Working Title,  …
Elevation
4 metres, 20 feet, 6 metres
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina
Leader
Joseph P. Riley
Contents
College of Charleston; Medical University of South Carolina; Blackbaud; Charleston School of Law; Bishop England High School;  …
Broadcast Area of
WTMA, WIHB, WYBB, WXTC, WKCL,  …
Established
1670
Slogan
"Aedes Mores Juraque Curat"; "customs"; "Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights)"
Closest Airport
Charleston International Airport, Charleston Executive Airport
Deaths
Robert Jordan; William Westmoreland; Joseph Pulitzer; Mark Wayne Clark; Stede Bonnet;  …
Coordinates
32°46'35.04"N, 32°46'60"N, 32°46'35"N, 79°55'51.96"W, 79°56'00"W
End of
Interstate 26, U.S. Route 52, U.S. Route 78, Interstate 526, South Carolina Highway 61,  …
Nearest Settlement of
Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston International Airport
Pet Name
"Charlie-O"; "Carolopolis"; ""Chucktown""; "Carolopolis (Latin)"; ""The Palmetto City"";  …
Residents
Stephen Colbert; Andy Dick; Shepard Fairey; Robert Jordan; Ashley Scott;  …
Alumni
Tyler Florence
Nearest City to
Fort Moultrie, South Carolina; Castle Pinckney; Drayton Hall; Charles Pinckney National Historic Site; McLeod Plantation;  …
Land area
147 square miles; 147.0 square miles; 361.2 square kilometres; 251,206,410 square metres
Class
settlement, city, town or city, geographical subdivision of the US, populated place,  …
Water area
17.1 square miles; 44.3 square kilometres; 44,312,697 square metres
Featured in
The Notebook; The Patriot; Cold Mountain; The Legend of Bagger Vance; Die Hard;  …
GNIS ID
"1221516"
2000 Census Pop.
96,650
Housing Units in 2000
44,563
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000745d5"
Related Websites
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/09/02/travel/20100912HOURS.html, http://www.charlestoncity.info/shared/docs/0/cl_e.pdf, http://photosbymilee.smugmug.com/Photography/Strolling-thru-Charleston-SC/9861209_XivVR#666946088_Bg2xU, http://www.crda.org, http://www.charlestoncvb.com,  …
Open Calais URI
http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/750c6768-ff7e-2bda-169a-3e642943a272, http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/b3364c04-fcd3-3bfc-e145-408f0263caa8, http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/8af86acb-dd85-2e2f-f435-11bdd86361f7, http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/0fe3fa27-f82d-8d20-cf4f-df84ff141ca4
Raised
Stephen Colbert
GeoNames URL
http://sws.geonames.org/4574324/
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Charleston%2C_South_Carolina
Met Office ID
"411"
Rare Terms
"charlestown"; "charleston, s.c."; "charleston harbor"; "charles town"
Buried
William Bee Ravenel III
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/0gkgp"
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