| CHESTER COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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581 |
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| County Seat: |
Chester |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Fort Lawn, Great
Falls, Lowrys, Richburg |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Supervisor |
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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: |
Catawba |
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| County History |
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| Chester County and its county seat were named for Chester
County, Pennsylvania. The county was formed in 1785 as part of the larger
Camden District but was later transferred to Pinckney District (1791-1800);
it became a separate district in 1800. Scotch-Irish settlers from
Pennsylvania and Virginia moved into this upstate region beginning about
1755. During the Revolutionary War, American forces under General Thomas
Sumter were defeated here at the battle of Fishing Creek in August 1780; the
Americans were victorious at Fishdam Ford in November of the same year. The
Landsford Canal was built in 1823 to allow boats and barges to bypass rapids
on the Catawba River; this canal is now open as a state park. In later years
the availability of hydroelectric power encouraged the establishment of
textile mills in the area. Governor, U.S. Senator, and judge Donald S.
Russell (1906-1997) lived in Chester as a boy. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Census Population 1990 |
32,170 |
30 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
970 |
39 |
| Census Population 2000 |
34,068 |
30 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-205 |
33 |
| Census Population 2010 |
33,140 |
30 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.6% |
33 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
33,121 |
30 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
57.0 |
31 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
32,916 |
30 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
8,507 |
30 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$904,177 |
28 |
| Jobs 2009 |
9,149 |
30 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$27,299 |
28 |
| Jobs 2008 |
8,507 |
30 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
68% |
28 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-1.7% |
44 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$35,934 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-7.0% |
46 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
76% |
21 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-642 |
36 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
16.0% |
5 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$97,618,675 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,946 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1352 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$87,141 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$125,721,573 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$23,586 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$58,389 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$29,747,840 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$16,937,281 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$898 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$16,160,869 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$511 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$2,900,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$488 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$8,903,386 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$87 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
277 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
73 |
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Moody's: |
A1 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
8.36 |
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