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Abbeville County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,417.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45001.html )〕 Its county seat is Abbeville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is the first county in the United States alphabetically. Abbeville County is included in the Greenwood, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area. ==History== Both Abbeville County and the county seat, Abbeville, SC, get their name from the town of Abbeville, France. The county was originally part of Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, but was designated Abbeville County in 1785, with parts of the county later going to the creation of the counties of Greenwood and McCormick.〔 Abbeville County was settled by mostly Scotch Irish and French-Huguenot farmers in the mid-18th century.〔 *There was a historic treaty with the Cherokee Indians that was signed in Dewitt's Corner, which is now known as Due West.〔 *Abbeville County was a hotbed of secession before the Civil War and was also where the last Confederate council of war was held〔 In 1950 Abbeville County had a population of 22,456.〔''Encyclopædia Britannica Atlas'', 1959 Edition, p. 298〕 Bryan McClain is the chairman of the Abbeville County Council, who also represents District 7.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=County Council )〕 The other members and their districts are as following: *Charlie Stone- District 1〔 *John Calhoun- District 2〔 *Claude Thomas- District 3〔 *William Norris- District 4〔 *Oscar Klugh- District 5〔 *Don Campbell- District 6〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbeville County, South Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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