| ABBEVILLE COUNTY |
2/2/2010 |
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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: |
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| 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 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 |
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| Population
1980: |
22,627 |
35 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
3,540 |
33 |
| Population
1990: |
23,862 |
35 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2008: |
-763 |
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| Population
2000: |
26,167 |
35 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 1980-2000: |
0.78% |
28 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
25,446 |
35 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 2000-2008: |
-0.36% |
39 |
| Population Estimate 2008: |
25,404 |
36 |
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Percent Change 2006-2008: |
-0.17% |
37 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2008: |
50.0 |
34 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
7,282 |
37 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2007: |
$606,352 |
35 |
| Jobs
1990: |
7,607 |
37 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2007: |
6.6% |
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| Jobs
2000: |
9,394 |
34 |
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Per Capita Personal Income
2007: |
$23,829 |
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| Jobs 2006: |
7,542 |
36 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2007: |
62% |
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| Jobs 2007: |
7,152 |
37 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2007: |
$29,422 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2006-2007: |
-390 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2007: |
67% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
1980-2000: |
1.45% |
23 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
8.3% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
2000-2007: |
-3.41% |
45 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
7.0% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2007: |
$58,727,134 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2007: |
$2,244 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2009: |
0.0887 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2009: |
$59,600 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY10: |
3.8% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY07: |
$79,115,307 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY07: |
$1,530 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected FY07: |
$10,127 |
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| Financial & Employment
Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY08: |
$11,120,391 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08: |
$425 |
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| Total Expenditures FY08: |
$8,974,918 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08: |
$343 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10: |
$8,940,682 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget FY10: |
$342 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY08: |
$3,464,248 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY08: |
$130 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$5,017,467 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY08 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10: |
159 |
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Moody's: |
Baa1 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10: |
70 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
6.08 |
24 |
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Fitch: |
AA |
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updated |
2/2/2010 |
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