| CHESTERFIELD COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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799 |
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| County Seat: |
Chesterfield |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Cheraw,
Jefferson, McBee, Mount Croghan, Pageland, Patrick, Ruby |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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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
Government: |
Pee Dee |
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| County History |
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| Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord
Chesterfield (1694-1773). The county seat is the town of Chesterfield, but
the oldest town in the county is Cheraw, which was settled around 1748. The
county was formed in 1785, but until 1800 it was part of the larger Cheraws
District. Welsh settlers from Pennsylvania and Delaware moved into this
region in the mid-eighteenth century, and they were later joined by
Scotch-Irish and English. Cheraw was a center for transportation along the
Great Pee Dee River, but most of the county is agricultural. General
Sherman's troops passed through this area during the Civil War, briefly
occupying the towns of Cheraw and Chesterfield. Cheraw State Park, founded in
1934, is the oldest of the state parks. Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie
(1917-1993) was a native of Chesterfield County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
38,577 |
25 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
8,157 |
24 |
| Census Population 2000 |
42,768 |
25 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-110 |
27 |
| Census Population 2010 |
46,734 |
25 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.2% |
27 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
46,667 |
25 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
58.5 |
29 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
46,557 |
25 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Rank |
| Jobs 2010 |
13,767 |
26 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$1,120,124 |
25 |
| Jobs 2009 |
13,856 |
26 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$24,002 |
44 |
| Jobs 2008 |
13,767 |
26 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
60% |
44 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.8% |
37 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$32,603 |
33 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.6% |
16 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
69% |
33 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-89 |
18 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
13.6% |
14 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$111,293,321 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,381 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.09577 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$90,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$184,609,991 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$20,245 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$44,613 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$14,703,051 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$17,704,948 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$315 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$13,520,322 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$379 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$2,304,791 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$289 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$5,692,069 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$53 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
210 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
40 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.49 |
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