| DARLINGTON COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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561 |
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| County Seat: |
Darlington |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Hartsville,
Lamar, Society Hill |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
8 |
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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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Pee Dee |
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| County History |
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| The origin of the name of this county is uncertain, but it may
have been named for Darlington, England. The county was formed in 1785, with
the county seat at Darlington, and until 1800 it was a part of the Cheraw
District. Parts of Darlington County were removed to form Florence County in
1888 and Lee County in 1902. This area was settled in the mid-eighteenth
century by Welsh, Scotch-Irish, and English farmers, who grew cotton
primarily. In more recent years the county has been best known for the stock
car races which take place at the Darlington Raceway. David Rogerson Williams
(1776-1830), South Carolina Governor and scientific experimenter, was a
native of Darlington; he is remembered for introducing the mule to Southern
agriculture. Other prominent Darlington residents were industrialists James
Lide Coker (1837-1918) and David R. Coker (1870-1938) and novelists Annie
Greene Nelson (1902-1993) and Elizabeth Boatwright Coker (1909-1993). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
61,851 |
17 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
6,830 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
67,394 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-339 |
43 |
| Census Population 2010 |
68,681 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.5% |
31 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
68,638 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
122.4 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
68,299 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
20,367 |
20 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$1,975,313 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
20,580 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$28,779 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
20,367 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
72% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.7% |
36 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$40,909 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-1.0% |
23 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
87% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-213 |
22 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
12.1% |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$208,343,969 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,034 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.07185 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$182,767 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$304,060,897 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$171,621 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$65,571 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$33,180,594 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$30,238,475 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$483 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$24,797,246 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$440 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$2,368,573 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$361 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$11,357,328 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$35 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
360 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
133 |
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Moody's: |
A1 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.24 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A+ |
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