| ABBEVILLE COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
508 |
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| County Seat: |
Abbeville |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Calhoun Falls,
Donalds, Due West, Honea Path, Ware Shoals, Lowndesville |
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| Form of Government: |
Council |
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| Council Members: |
7 |
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| Method of Election: |
Single Member |
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| Term Length: |
4 years |
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| Council of
Government: |
Upper Savannah |
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| County History |
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| Both the county and its county seat were named for the French
town of the same name. Originally part of Ninety-Six District, the area was
designated as Abbeville County in 1785. Parts of Abbeville later went to form
Greenwood (1897) and McCormick (1916) counties. The county was settled
primarily by Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot farmers in the mid-eighteenth
century. A historic treaty with the Cherokee Indians was signed at Dewitt's
Corner (now Due West) in 1777. Abbeville was known as a hotbed of secession,
and at the end of the Civil War the last Confederate council of war was held
there. Abbeville's most famous native son was John C. Calhoun (1782-1850),
U.S. Vice President, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Senator. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
23,862 |
35 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
1,555 |
37 |
| Census Population 2000 |
26,167 |
35 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
6.5% |
37 |
| Census Population 2010 |
25,417 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-193 |
31 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
25,354 |
36 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.8% |
35 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
25,161 |
37 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
50.0 |
34 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
6,267 |
38 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$667,806 |
36 |
| Jobs 2009 |
6,353 |
39 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$26,339 |
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| Jobs 2000 |
9,394 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
66% |
33 |
| Jobs 1990 |
7,607 |
37 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$32,303 |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs
1990-2010 |
-0.9% |
38 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
69% |
34 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-1.4% |
25 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
11.7% |
23 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-86 |
17 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,231 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$56,711,801 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0948 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$56,700 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$73,549,515 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$1,245 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
*** |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$497 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$12,636,781 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$354 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$9,004,487 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$362 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$9,197,552 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$288 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$7,508,472 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$4,336,320 |
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Moody's |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
159 |
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Standard & Poor's |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
70 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
6.26 |
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