THE FLORENCE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Florence city has 24.9 square miles of land in Darlington County, Florence County. Its Census reference point is in Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Florence intersects 2 county geographies: Darlington County, Florence County. A Florence mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Florence by land and water
The Census records 0.11 square miles of water within Florence, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 5.7 percentage points lower than the 6.1% recorded for South Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Florence city has 19 times the land area of nearby Quinby town (1.31 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

