| JASPER COUNTY |
5/14/12 |
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| Date Formed: |
1912 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
656 |
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| County Seat: |
Ridgeland |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Hardeeville |
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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
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Lowcountry |
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| County History |
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| Jasper County was named for Revolutionary War hero Sergeant
William Jasper (ca.1750-1779). The county was formed in 1912 from parts of
Beaufort and Hampton counties. This area of the state was the home of the
Yemassee and Coosaw Indians until colonial times. In 1732 Swiss-German
immigrants led by Jean Pierre Purry established a settlement called
Purrysburgh on the Savannah River, but the town did not survive. Other
settlers built extensive rice plantations, some of which now form the
Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge. Two other towns in the county,
Coosawhatchie and Pocotaligo, served at different times as the seat of
government for Beaufort District. During the Civil War the Confederate Army
defeated federal troops at the Battle of Honey Hill in November 1864. Jasper
County was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809), a signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and Henry Martyn Robert (1837-1923), author of
Robert's Rules of Order. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
15,487 |
43 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
9,290 |
21 |
| Census Population 2000 |
20,678 |
40 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
238 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
24,777 |
37 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.9% |
10 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
24,957 |
37 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
37.8 |
40 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
25,195 |
36 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
8,096 |
31 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$655,924 |
38 |
| Jobs 2009 |
8,405 |
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Per Capita Personal Income
2010 |
$26,282 |
34 |
| Jobs 2008 |
8,096 |
31 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
66% |
34 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs
1990-2010 |
4.2% |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$33,381 |
29 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-3.7% |
37 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
71% |
29 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-309 |
28 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
9.8% |
35 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$125,693,653 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$5,073 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.145 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$95,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$266,846,512 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
Ended 11-02 |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$32,208 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$219,232 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$23,676,653 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$28,033,845 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$956 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$21,486,884 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$1,131 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$19,942,682 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$867 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$8,432,500 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$858 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
247 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
50 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
9.97 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A+ |
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