| KERSHAW COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1791 |
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| Land Area (square
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726 |
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| County Seat: |
Camden |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Bethune, Elgin |
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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/ Chair at-Large |
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| Term Length: |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Santee Lynches |
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| County History |
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| Kershaw County was named for Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), an
early settler. Originally part of Camden District, Kershaw County was formed
in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties.
The county seat is Camden, which is the oldest inland city in South Carolina.
This site was settled around 1732 by English traders and farmers who moved
inland from Charleston. During the Revolutionary War, the British occupied
Camden from June 1780 to May 1781. Fourteen battles took place in the area,
including the Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) and the Battle of Hobkirk
Hill (April 25, 1781). Kershaw County later produced six Confederate
generals: Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822-1894), James Chesnut (1815-1885),
James Cantey (1818-1873), Zack Cantey Deas (1819-1882), John Bordenave
Villepigue (1830-1862), and John Doby Kennedy (1840-1896). Union troops under
General Sherman burned parts of Camden in February 1865. Statesman and
financier Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965) and labor leader Lane Kirkland were
born in Kershaw County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
43,599 |
24 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
18,098 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
52,647 |
23 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
41.5% |
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| Census Population 2010 |
61,697 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
414 |
14 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
61,859 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.7% |
13 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
62,273 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
85.0 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
17,418 |
24 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$2,020,745 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
17,673 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$32,667 |
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| Jobs 2000 |
19,556 |
24 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
82% |
12 |
| Jobs 1990 |
18,058 |
24 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$36,424 |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.2% |
23 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
77% |
16 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-1.4% |
26 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
9.5% |
36 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-255 |
26 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,283 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$202,548,007 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0734 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$202,194 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$313,966,007 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$30,508 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$103,497 |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$440 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$27,158,613 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$647 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$39,906,056 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$365 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$22,516,481 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$182 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$11,092,119 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$9,964,455 |
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Moody's |
Aa3 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
276 |
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Standard & Poor's |
AA- |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
76 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.47 |
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