| CHEROKEE COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1897 |
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| Land Area (square
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393 |
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| County Seat: |
Gaffney |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Blacksburg |
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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 |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Appalachian |
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| County History |
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| Cherokee County was named for the Cherokee Indians who once made
it their home. It was formed in 1897 from parts of Spartanburg, Union, and
York counties, and the county seat is Gaffney. During the Revolutionary War
at the battle of Cowpens, an important victory for the revolutionary forces,
took place there on January 17, 1781. Iron mining was an important activity
in this region up to the time of the Civil War, and it is sometimes called
the Old Iron District. In the mid-nineteenth century, the resort at Limestone
Springs was a popular retreat for lowcountry planters. Writer Wilbur Joseph
Cash (1901-1941) was a native of Cherokee County, as is actress Andie
MacDowell. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
44,506 |
23 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
10,836 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
52,537 |
24 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
124 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
55,342 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.2% |
18 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
55,416 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
140.8 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
55,540 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
18,981 |
21 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$1,470,297 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
19,306 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$26,532 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
18,981 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
66% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.2% |
22 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$34,343 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-1.7% |
28 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
73% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-325 |
30 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
13.1% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$175,380,052 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,169 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0831 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$151,922 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$412,246,896 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$42,947 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$106,609 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$24,455,691 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$26,754,132 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$442 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$19,170,028 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$483 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$9,570,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$346 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$8,151,637 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$170 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
268 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
29 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.84 |
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