| LAURENS COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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715 |
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| County Seat: |
Laurens |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Clinton, Cross
Hill, Fountain Inn, Gray Court, Ware Shoals, Waterloo |
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| Form of Government: |
Council |
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| Council Members: |
7 |
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| Method of Election |
Single Member |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Upper Savannah |
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| County History |
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| Laurens County and its county seat were named for Revolutionary
War leader Henry Laurens (1724-1792). The county was established in 1785 as a
part of Ninety Six District. This part of the state was settled primarily by
Scotch-Irish and English immigrants in the mid 1700s, and during the American
Revolution quite a few of its residents remained loyal to Great Britain.
Several Revolutionary War battles were fought in the county, including the
Battle of Musgrove's Mill (August 18, 1780). President Andrew Johnson
(1808-1875), a native of North Carolina, worked as a tailor in the town of
Laurens for a brief time in the 1820s. Laurens County was also home to Ann
Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875), the leader of the movement to preserve Mount
Vernon, and educator Wil Lou Gray (1883-1984). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
58,092 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
8,445 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
69,567 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
5 |
22 |
| Census Population 2010 |
66,537 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.0% |
23 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
66,523 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
93.1 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
66,528 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
18,857 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$1,897,525 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
19,819 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$28,524 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
18,857 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
71% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.7% |
34 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$34,167 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-4.9% |
42 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
73% |
27 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-962 |
42 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
10.4% |
29 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$170,019,153 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,555 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0823 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$167,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$298,832,764 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$60,129 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$82,516 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$35,953,152 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$29,824,484 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$540 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$16,559,131 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$448 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$8,128,042 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$249 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$10,128,290 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$112 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
354 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
88 |
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Moody's: |
A1 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.32 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A |
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Fitch: |
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