CITY

Official Website:
http://www.sumtersc.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.sumterchamber.com/

Population:
39643 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1785 (founded), 1800 (platted), 1845 (incorporated), 1843 (railroad), 1855 (renamed)

County:
Sumter County

Named for Thomas Sumter, shortened in 1855 from Sumterville to Sumter.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel R. Allen	Business	c. 1954		CEO of John Deere
Glen Browder	Politician	15-Jan-1943		Congressman from Alabama, 1989-97
Jim Clyburn	Politician	21-Jul-1940		Congressman, South Carolina 6th
Joseph L. Goldstein	Scientist	18-Apr-1940		Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism

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