| 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, Lowndesville, Ware Shoals |
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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
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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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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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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-193 |
31 |
| Census Population 2010 |
25,417 |
36 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.8% |
35 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
25,354 |
36 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
50.0 |
34 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
25,161 |
37 |
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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 2008 |
6,267 |
38 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
66% |
33 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs
1990-2010 |
-0.9% |
38 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$32,303 |
34 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-1.4% |
25 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
69% |
34 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-86 |
17 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
11.7% |
23 |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$56,711,801 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,231 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0948 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$56,700 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$73,549,515 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$1,245 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
*** |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$12,636,781 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$9,004,487 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$497 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$9,197,552 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$354 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$7,508,472 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$362 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$4,336,320 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$288 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
159 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
70 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
6.26 |
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