| HAMPTON COUNTY |
2/2/2010 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1878 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
560 |
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| County Seat: |
Hampton |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Brunson, Estill, Furman, Gifford, Luray, Scotia, Varnville,
Yemassee |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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| Method of Election |
At Large |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of Government: |
Lowcountry |
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| County History |
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| Hampton
County and its county seat were named for Confederate General and South
Carolina Governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902). The county was formed from
Beaufort County in 1878, shortly after Wade Hampton took office as governor.
Parts of Hampton County later went to form Jasper (1912) and Allendale (1919)
counties. During the Civil War, while the coastal areas of Beaufort County
were occupied by federal troops, many planters fled to the area that became
Hampton County. General Sherman's troops passed through the county in 1865,
fighting several skirmishes with Confederate troops. This section of the
state has remained primarily agricultural. Athlete Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
(1900-1981), who won two gold medals in track and field at the 1922 Olympics,
grew up in Hampton County, and writer Vertamae Grosvenor was also born
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Population
1980: |
18,159 |
39 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
3,227 |
34 |
| Population
1990: |
18,191 |
40 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2008: |
-311 |
33 |
| Population
2000: |
21,386 |
39 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
0.88% |
27 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
21,166 |
40 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2008: |
-0.18% |
36 |
| Population Estimate 2008: |
21,075 |
40 |
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Percent Change 2006-2008: |
-0.43% |
41 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2008: |
37.6 |
40 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
5,969 |
38 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2007: |
$499,175 |
41 |
| Jobs
1990: |
6,128 |
38 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2007: |
7.0% |
31 |
| Jobs
2000: |
6,930 |
39 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2007: |
$23,584 |
35 |
| Jobs 2006: |
6,009 |
40 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2007: |
61% |
35 |
| Jobs 2007: |
6,057 |
40 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2007: |
$34,049 |
15 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2006-2007: |
48 |
25 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2007: |
78% |
15 |
| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
1980-2000: |
0.80% |
32 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
9.3% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
2000-2007: |
-1.80% |
39 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
6.8% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2007: |
$44,010,260 |
42 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2007: |
$2,058 |
43 |
| County Base Millage Rate
2009: |
0.196 |
3 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2009: |
$46,126 |
41 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY10: |
3.8% |
34 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY07: |
$96,193,472 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY07: |
$11,964 |
37 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected FY07: |
$34,000 |
32 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY08: |
$16,215,731 |
36 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08: |
$758 |
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| Total Expenditures FY08: |
$18,535,140 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08: |
$867 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10: |
$12,074,740 |
35 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget FY10: |
$565 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY08: |
$4,306,260 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY08: |
$197 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$5,570,695 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY08 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10: |
169 |
34 |
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Moody's: |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10: |
54 |
26 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
7.90 |
10 |
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updated |
2/2/2010 |
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