| BARNWELL COUNTY |
2/2/2010 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1800 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
548 |
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| County Seat: |
Barnwell |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Blackville, Elko, Hilda, Kline, Snelling, Williston |
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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: |
Lower Savannah |
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| County History |
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| Barnwell County and its county seat were named for Revolutionary
War leader John Barnwell (1748-1800). The county was originally part of
Orangeburg District, and in 1785 it was named Winton County. It was given its
current name in 1800. Barnwell County has decreased in size over the years as
new counties were created within its boundaries (Aiken in 1871, Bamberg in
1897, and Allendale in 1919). The South Carolina Railroad, which connected
Charleston to Hamburg on the Savannah River, was built through this area,
creating the towns of Blackville and Williston in the mid-nineteenth century.
In more recent years the county was the home of several powerful state
politicians, known collectively as the "Barnwell Ring." Included
were state Senator Edgar A. Brown (1888-1975), Speaker of the House Solomon
Blatt (1895-1986), and Governor Joseph E. Harley (1880-1942). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
19,868 |
37 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
3,610 |
32 |
| Population
1990: |
20,293 |
37 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2008: |
-606 |
38 |
| Population
2000: |
23,478 |
37 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
0.90% |
26 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
22,961 |
38 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2008: |
-0.32% |
37 |
| Population Estimate 2008: |
22,872 |
38 |
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Percent Change 2006-2008: |
-0.39% |
39 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2008: |
41.7 |
36 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
7,788 |
35 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2007: |
$516,167 |
40 |
| Jobs
1990: |
7,933 |
36 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2007: |
6.8% |
36 |
| Jobs
2000: |
9,513 |
33 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2007: |
$22,480 |
39 |
| Jobs 2006: |
7,522 |
37 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2007: |
58% |
39 |
| Jobs 2007: |
7,275 |
36 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2007: |
$29,284 |
34 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2006-2007: |
-247 |
36 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2007: |
67% |
34 |
| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
1980-2000: |
1.11% |
25 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
11.2% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
2000-2007: |
-3.36% |
43 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
8.4% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2007: |
$50,368,287 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2007: |
$2,145 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2009: |
0.134 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2009: |
$48,899 |
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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: |
$123,231,914 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY07: |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected FY07: |
$24,866 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY08: |
$18,525,260 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08: |
$789 |
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| Total Expenditures FY08: |
$13,219,012 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08: |
$563 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10: |
$12,202,429 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget FY10: |
$520 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY08: |
$1,560,000 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY08: |
$65 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$5,351,748 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY08 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10: |
148 |
39 |
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Moody's: |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10: |
74 |
18 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
6.30 |
21 |
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updated |
2/2/2010 |
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