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Charleston, SC Real Estate - Charleston County Real Estate |
Dan Mengedoht, Realtor
The Holy City
Charleston is a city in the county of Charleston with some incorporated areas located within the boundaries of Berkeley County and Dorchester County in the state of South Carolina; the city serves as the county seat and largest city of Charleston County. The city proper consists of six distinct areas: the Peninsula/Downtown, West Ashley, Johns Island, James Island, Daniel Island, and the Cainhoy Peninsula. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location in 1680; it adopted its present name in 1783. In 1690, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America, and remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census. Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, particularly the numerous steeples which dot the city's skyline, and for the fact that it was the only city in the original thirteen colonies to provide religious tolerance to the French Huguenot Church. In fact, it is still the only city in the U.S. with such a church.
As of July 2006, the estimated population of the city proper is 107,845, making it the second most populous city in South Carolina behind the state capital Columbia. Current trends put Charleston as the fastest growing central city in South Carolina. The metropolitan area population of Charleston and North Charleston, which includes the entire populations of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties, was estimated to be 603,178 in 2006. This ranks Charleston-North Charleston as the second largest metropolitan statistical area in the state behind Columbia. Nearly 80% of the Charleston metro population lives inside the city and its surrounding urbanized area (2000 pop.: 423,410).
The city of Charleston is located just south of the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Charlestonions are so proud of thier city and geography that it is often said that the Ashley River and the Copper river come together to form the Atlantic Ocean. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Towne, named after King Charles II of England.
America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart, has recognized the city since 1995 as the "best-mannered" city in the U.S, a claim lent credibility by the fact that it has the first established Livability Court in the country.
Cities and towns in the metro area
- Town of Awendaw
- City of Folly Beach
- City of Hanahan
- City of Isle of Palms
- Town of James Island
- Town of Mount Pleasant
- City of North Charleston
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- Town of Sullivan's Island
- Town of Summerville
- City of Goose Creek
- Town of Moncks Corner
- Town of Hollywood
- Town of Jamestown
- Town of Ridgeville
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- Town of St. George
- Town of Rockville
- Town of Meggett
- Town of McClellanville
- Town of St. Stephen
- Town of Bonneau
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Other unincorporated areas
Neighborhoods in the City
Charleston is made up of a main peninsula surrounded by numerous islands and barrier islands that are also part of the Charleston Metro Area. The City of Charleston proper includes the main peninsula, an area west of the Ashley River known as West Ashley, a large area east of the Cooper River which includes Daniel Island and the Cainhoy Peninsula, and also parts of James Island and Johns Island.
Peninsula / Downtown neighborhoods & districts
West Ashley neighborhoods
James Island neighborhoods
Johns Island neighborhoods
Cainhoy Peninsula / Daniel Island neighborhoods
- Barfield Park
- Beresford Creek Landing
- Beresford Hall
- Cainhoy Historic District
- Cainhoy Industrial District
- Center Park
- Cochran Park
- Codner's Ferry Park
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- Downtown Daniel Island
- Etiwan Park
- Pierce Park
- River Reach Pointe
- Smythe Park
- The Peninsula
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