| CLARENDON COUNTY |
5/14/12 |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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607 |
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| County Seat: |
Manning |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Paxville,
Summerton, Turbeville |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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| Method of Election |
Single Member/ Chair at Large |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Santee Lynches |
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| County History |
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| Clarendon County was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
(1608/9-1674), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. The county was first
established in 1785; in 1800 it became part of Sumter District but then was
split from Sumter in 1857. Several Revolutionary War skirmishes took place in
this area; at Fort Watson in 1781 British soldiers were driven from a large
Indian mound that had been fortified. During the Civil War Union troops under
General Edward Potter moved through the area, burning several plantations. In
the 1950s Clarendon County schools were sued over the issue of racial
segregation. The case, Briggs v. Elliott, was one of several cases that
eventually led the U.S. Supreme Court to abolish segregation in 1954.
Clarendon County can claim five South Carolina Governors, all related: James
Burchell Richardson (1770-1836), Richard Irvine Manning (1789-1836), John
Peter Richardson (1801-1864), John Laurence Manning (1816-1889), and John
Peter Richardson (1831-1899). Children's author Peggy Parish (1927-1988) and
tennis player Althea Gibson are also Clarendon natives. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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| Census Population 1990 |
28,450 |
34 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
6,521 |
27 |
| Census Population 2000 |
32,502 |
31 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-212 |
34 |
| Census Population 2010 |
34,971 |
28 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.6% |
32 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
34,938 |
28 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
57.6 |
30 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
34,726 |
28 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs 2010 |
7,832 |
32 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$855,489 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
8,148 |
33 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$24,486 |
43 |
| Jobs 2008 |
7,832 |
32 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
61% |
43 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.4% |
29 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$29,191 |
44 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-3.9% |
39 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
62% |
44 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-316 |
29 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
15.2% |
9 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$93,214,190 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,665 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1435 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$95,605 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$138,788,881 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$53,238 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$117,661 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$25,403,377 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$26,779,497 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$726 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$18,538,993 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$766 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$13,498,764 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$530 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$6,817,884 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$399 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
258 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
34 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
7.38 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A+ |
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