| FAIRFIELD COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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687 |
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| County Seat: |
Winnsboro |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Ridgeway |
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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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Central Midlands |
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| County History |
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| The origin of the name Fairfield is not known, but local legend
attributes it to a remark by Lord Cornwallis about the "fair
fields" of the area. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of Camden
District. The town of Winnsboro, which was settled around 1755, is the county
seat. Fairfield County lies between the upcountry and the lowcountry areas of
the state, and it was settled both by Scotch-Irish immigrants from colonies
to the north and by English and French Huguenot planters from the lowcountry.
In the colonial period this area was a center for the Regulator movement,
which sought to bring law and order to the backcountry. During the
Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis made his headquarters in Winnsboro from
October 1780 to January 1781; the county was also invaded by General
Sherman's troops during the Civil War. Cotton production was the major
economic activity of the area, but the county also produced Winnsboro Blue
Granite. Some prominent residents of the county were Regulator leader Thomas
Woodward (d. 1779), Revolutionary War soldier Richard Winn (1750-1818), and
artist Laura Glenn Douglas (1886-1962). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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| Census Population 1990 |
22,295 |
36 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
1,661 |
36 |
| Census Population 2000 |
23,454 |
38 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-307 |
42 |
| Census Population 2010 |
23,956 |
38 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-1.3% |
43 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
23,878 |
38 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
34.9 |
44 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
23,571 |
38 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
7,243 |
35 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$635,209 |
39 |
| Jobs 2009 |
6,763 |
36 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$26,602 |
30 |
| Jobs 2008 |
7,243 |
35 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
67% |
30 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.6% |
31 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$44,857 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
7.1% |
1 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
95% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
480 |
5 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
12.4% |
20 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$120,795,029 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$5,042 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.177 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$119,939 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$84,047,858 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$29,654 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$27,404 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$32,342,921 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$39,114,402 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$1,350 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$24,083,013 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$1,633 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$7,270,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$1,005 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$9,957,870 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$304 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
272 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
35 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
11.35 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A+ |
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