| CALHOUN COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1908 |
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| Land Area (square
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380 |
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| County Seat: |
St. Matthews |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Cameron |
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| Form of Government: |
Council |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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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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| Calhoun County was named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), who
served as U.S. Vice President, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and
Senator. The county seat, the town of St. Matthews, was settled around 1841
in an area that was known for its cotton plantations. The county itself was
formed in 1908 from parts of Orangeburg and Lexington counties. During the
Revolutionary War a famous incident took place at Fort Motte in present day
Calhoun County. Rebecca Motte (1738-1815), a local plantation owner, helped
the Revolutionary troops drive the British out of her plantation house; she
reportedly provided the soldiers with a burning arrow to destroy her own
dwelling. Another famous resident of the area was Pulitzer Prize-winning
writer Julia Peterkin (1880-1961), who lived at Lang Syne Plantation. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
12,753 |
44 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
2,422 |
34 |
| Census Population 2000 |
15,185 |
44 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
19.0% |
24 |
| Census Population 2010 |
15,175 |
44 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
4 |
23 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
15,141 |
44 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.0% |
21 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
15,145 |
44 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
39.9 |
39 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
4,306 |
43 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$503,876 |
42 |
| Jobs 2009 |
4,482 |
43 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$33,279 |
9 |
| Jobs 2000 |
4,467 |
44 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
83% |
9 |
| Jobs 1990 |
3,989 |
45 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$38,720 |
12 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.4% |
17 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
82% |
12 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-3.9% |
40 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
12.1% |
21 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-176 |
21 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$5,238 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$79,493,448 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1125 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$53,200 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$42,387,827 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
*** |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
*** |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$1,049 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$15,921,099 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$1,046 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$15,878,510 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$733 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$11,123,164 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$185 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$2,832,158 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$4,759,569 |
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Moody's |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
142 |
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Standard & Poor's |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
24 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
9.36 |
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