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Old Dorchester, 6 miles south of Summerville on South Carolina Highway 642 Summerville

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Saturday, November 14, 2026
South Carolina / Dorchester County

Dorchester County

OverviewMeetingsDataOfficials
Population
167,2012024
Similar to communities in South Carolina
Household income
$78,1982024
More favorable than communities in South Carolina
Home value
$329,3002024
More favorable than communities in South Carolina
Unemployment
3.9%2026
More favorable than communities in South Carolina
Violent crime
2862023
Similar to communities in South Carolina
Work from home
11.2%2024
Similar to communities in South Carolina
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco

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County board

Jason L. Ward
County Administrator
[email protected](843) 563-0195
C. David Chinnis
County Council Member (Chairman) — 2
[email protected](843) 801-2326
Eddie Crosby
County Council Member — 5
[email protected](843) 670-2795
Jay Byars
County Council Member — 7
[email protected](843) 324-6732
Peter Smith Jr.
County Council Member — 1
[email protected](843) 832-0196
Rita May Ranck
County Council Member (Vice-Chairwoman) — 3
[email protected](843) 955-9708
S. Todd Friddle
County Council Member — 4
[email protected](843) 805-2258
William R. Hearn, Jr.
County Council Member — 6
[email protected](843) 442-5787

County officials

Cheryl Graham
Clerk of Court
(843) 563-0160
Cindy L. Chitty
Treasurer
[email protected](843) 832-0165
J.J. Messervy
Auditor
[email protected](843) 832-0118
Paul Brouthers
Coroner
[email protected](843) 832-0351
Sam Richardson
Sheriff
[email protected](843) 832-0300
David Pascoe
Solicitor, First Judicial Circuit — First Judicial Circuit (Dorchester, Calhoun, and Orangeburg Counties)
[email protected](843) 871-2640
Margaret L. Bailey
Register of Deeds
[email protected](843) 832-0181
Mary L. Blunt
Probate Judge
[email protected](843) 563-0105
William Hearn
County Attorney
(843) 563-0097
Jason L. Ward
County Administrator
C. David Chinnis
County Council Member (Chairman) — 2
Eddie Crosby
County Council Member — 5