| KERSHAW COUNTY |
7/28/10 |
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Formed: |
1791 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
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 Government: |
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 |
| Population 1980 |
39,015 |
24 |
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Numeric Change 1980-2000 |
13,632 |
18 |
| Population 1990 |
43,599 |
24 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2009 |
7,395 |
15 |
| Population 2000 |
52,647 |
23 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate 1980-2000 |
1.7% |
11 |
| Population Estimate 2008 |
59,309 |
23 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate 2000-2009 |
1.6% |
11 |
| Population Estimate 2009 |
60,042 |
23 |
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Percent Change 2008-2009 |
1.2% |
13 |
| Persons Per Square Mile
2009 |
82.7 |
22 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Jobs 1980 |
16,191 |
21 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2008, in thousands |
$1,972,865 |
21 |
| Jobs 1990 |
18,058 |
24 |
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Avg. An. Growth Rate PI 1969-2008 |
7.9% |
12 |
| Jobs 2000 |
19,556 |
24 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2008 |
$33,264 |
9 |
| Jobs 2007 |
19,982 |
23 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2008 |
83% |
9 |
| Jobs 2008 |
18,948 |
23 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2008 |
$34,723 |
22 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1980-2000 |
1.0% |
26 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2008 |
76% |
22 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 2000-2008 |
-0.4% |
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Unemployment Rate 2009 |
11.0% |
34 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2007-2008 |
-1,034 |
40 |
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Avg. Ann. Unemployment 2000-2009 |
6.4% |
33 |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2008 |
$198,839,502 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2008 |
$3,777 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2009 |
0.0737 |
35 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2009 |
$204,898 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY11 |
1.2% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY08 |
$385,554,486 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY08 |
$35,854 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY08 |
$122,292 |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY08 |
$25,975,912 |
26 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08 |
$493 |
38 |
| Total Expenditures FY08 |
$27,286,643 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08 |
$518 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10 |
$20,858,544 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY10 |
$396 |
28 |
| Total Debt Outstanding
FY09 |
$8,422,119 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY09 |
$141 |
23 |
| Payroll FY10 |
$9,656,389 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY09 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10 |
276 |
26 |
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Moody's: |
A2 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10 |
76 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.24 |
38 |
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