| ANDERSON COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1826 |
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| Land Area (square
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718 |
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| County Seat: |
Anderson |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Belton, Clemson,
Honea Path, Iva, Pelzer, West Pelzer, Pendleton, Starr, Williamston |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
7 |
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| Method of Election: |
Single Member |
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| Term Length: |
2 years |
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| Council of
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Appalachian |
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| County History |
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| Anderson County and its county seat were named for Revolutionary
War General Robert Anderson (1741-1812). This region was occupied by the
Cherokee Indians until 1777, when it was ceded by treaty to the state. Part
of the "Indian Land" became Pendleton District (also called
Washington District at one time). The area was given its present name in
1826, when Pendleton District was split into Anderson and Pickens. Most of
the early settlers of this area were Scotch-Irish farmers who moved south from
Pennsylvania and Virginia in the eighteenth century. The oldest town in the
county is Pendleton, which was founded around 1790; it became a popular
summer resort for lowcountry planters in the nineteenth century. Some famous
residents of Anderson County were U.S. Senator and South Carolina Governor
Olin D. Johnston (1896-1965), business leader Charles E. Daniel (1895-1964),
and composer Lily Strickland (1884-1958). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
145,196 |
6 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
41,930 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
165,740 |
7 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
28.9% |
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| Census Population 2010 |
187,126 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
1,206 |
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| Population Estimate 2010 |
187,282 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.6% |
14 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
188,488 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
260.6 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
60,067 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$5,602,680 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
60,224 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$29,916 |
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| Jobs 2000 |
69,913 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
75% |
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| Jobs 1990 |
58,653 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$34,884 |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.1% |
20 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
74% |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.3% |
11 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
9.9% |
33 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-157 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,555 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$665,216,610 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0849 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$601,230 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$1,432,148,081 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$476,135 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$328,035 |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$433 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$80,954,734 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$552 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$103,270,633 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$304 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$56,832,045 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$397 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$74,062,897 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$30,410,325 |
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Moody's |
Aa2 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
837 |
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Standard & Poor's |
AA |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
135 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.47 |
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