| BERKELEY COUNTY |
5/14/12 |
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| Date Formed: |
1682 |
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| Land Area (square
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1,098 |
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| County Seat: |
Moncks Corner |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Bonneau,
Charleston, Goose Creek, Hanahan, Jamestown, North Charleston, St. Stephen,
Summerville |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Supervisor |
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| Council Members: |
9 |
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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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Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester |
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| County History |
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| Berkeley County was named for two of the Lords Proprietors of
Carolina, Lord John Berkeley (d. 1678) and Sir William Berkeley (d. 1677).
The county was originally named in 1682, and at one time it included the
parishes of St. John Berkeley, St. James Goose Creek, St. James Santee, St.
Stephen, St. Thomas, and St. Denis. In 1769 this area became part of
Charleston District, and it did not become a separate county again until
1882. The county seat was Mount Pleasant from 1882 until 1895, when it was
moved to Moncks Corner. This area was settled in the late seventeenth century
by English and French Huguenot planters and their African slaves. Many of the
old rice plantations are now covered by the waters of Lake Moultrie, which
was built in the 1940s as part of the Santee-Cooper hydroelectric project.
Two famous Revolutionary War generals were residents of the area: William
Moultrie (1730-1805) and Francis Marion (1732-1795), known as the Swamp Fox.
Henry Laurens (1724-1792), president of the Continental Congress, resided at
Mepkin Plantation, which many years later was purchased by publisher Henry
Luce (1898-1967). |
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| Population Trends |
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| Census Population 1990 |
128,776 |
9 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
49,067 |
10 |
| Census Population 2000 |
142,651 |
9 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
4,760 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
177,843 |
9 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
2.6% |
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| Population Estimate 2010 |
178,765 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
162.0 |
13 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
183,525 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs 2010 |
42,168 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$5,697,263 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
43,015 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$31,870 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
42,168 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
80% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
2.6% |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$43,553 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-2.0% |
31 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
93% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-847 |
40 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
9.1% |
38 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$778,129,117 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$4,375 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.05 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$687,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$1,394,669,084 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$575,984 |
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School District Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$364,767 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$110,073,679 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$116,847,492 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$619 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$54,790,523 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$657 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$68,958,267 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$308 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$40,720,033 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$400 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
1,037 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
46 |
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Moody's: |
Aa2 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.83 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AA- |
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