| HORRY COUNTY |
2/2/2010 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1801 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
1,134 |
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| County Seat: |
Conway |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Atlantic Beach, Aynor, Briarcliffe Acres, Loris, Myrtle Beach,
North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
12 |
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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 Government: |
Waccamaw |
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| County History |
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| Horry County was named for Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry
(1743-1815). The county was originally a part of Georgetown District, and at
one time it was called Kingston. It became a separate county in 1801, with
the county seat at Conway. This area of the state was isolated for many years
by numerous rivers and swamps, and the inhabitants sometimes referred to
themselves as the "Independent Republic of Horry." Lumber and naval
stores were the primary industries during the eighteenth and early nineteenth
centuries, with tobacco farming being introduced later. In the twentieth
century, tourism has come to dominate the coastal section of the county
centered around Myrtle Beach. Television personality Vanna White is a native
of Horry County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
101,419 |
10 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
95,210 |
1 |
| Population
1990: |
144,053 |
7 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2008: |
60,751 |
1 |
| Population
2000: |
196,629 |
6 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 1980-2000: |
4.69% |
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| Population Estimate 2007: |
249,711 |
5 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 2000-2008: |
3.86% |
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| Population Estimate 2008: |
257,380 |
5 |
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Percent Change 2006-2008: |
2.98% |
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| Persons Per Square Mile 2008: |
227.0 |
10 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
46,904 |
7 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2007: |
$7,068,484 |
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| Jobs
1990: |
75,012 |
5 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2007: |
10.1% |
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| Jobs
2000: |
109,682 |
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Per Capita Personal Income
2007: |
$28,307 |
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| Jobs 2006: |
128,347 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2007: |
73% |
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| Jobs 2007: |
130,040 |
5 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2007: |
$29,385 |
33 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2006-2007: |
1,693 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2007: |
67% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
1980-2000: |
6.69% |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
7.2% |
28 |
| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
2000-2007: |
2.65% |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
5.1% |
36 |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Assessed Property 2007: |
$1,772,523,845 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2007: |
$9,015 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2009: |
0.0473 |
46 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2009: |
$2,000,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
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| Millage Cap FY10: |
6.9% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY07: |
$6,210,824,255 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY07: |
$9,437,266 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected FY07: |
$14,658,814 |
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| Financial & Employment
Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY08: |
$345,292,962 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08: |
$1,756 |
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| Total Expenditures FY08: |
$259,527,748 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08: |
$1,320 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10: |
$132,254,822 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget FY10: |
$673 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY08: |
$500,265,420 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY08: |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$63,012,890 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY08 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10: |
2,094 |
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Moody's: |
Aa3 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10: |
106 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AA |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
10.65 |
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updated |
2/2/2010 |
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