Columbia:
 

The State Capital

Located in the center of South Carolina at the junctions of Interstates 20, 26 and 77. It is South Carolina's most populated city, the state capital, the county seat of Richland County, the home of the University of South Carolina's main campus, and the site of the South Carolina State Fair every October. Part of Columbia also extends into Lexington County.

Greater Columbia has more than 583,000 individuals, a number that is expected to increase to 648,700 by the year 2010 and to 1,000,000 by 2025. Of this population, more than 500,000 live in the Columbia area with the remainder living in rural areas.