| LEXINGTON COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1804 |
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| Land Area (square
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699 |
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| County Seat: |
Lexington |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Batesburg-Leesville,
Cayce, Chapin, Columbia, Gaston, Gilbert, Irmo, Pelion, Pineridge, South
Congaree, Springdale, Summit, Swansea, West Columbia |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
9 |
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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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Central Midlands |
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| County History |
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| Lexington County was named for the Battle of Lexington,
Massachusetts, the first battle of the American Revolution. This part of the
state was designated as Lexington County from 1785 to 1791, then was merged
back into the larger Orangeburg District. Lexington was eventually made a
separate district in 1804. Small parts of the county later went to form Aiken
(1871) and Calhoun (1908) counties. European settlement of this area began
around 1718 when the British established a trading post on the Congaree River,
which eventually became the town of Granby. Beginning in the 1730s many
German, Swiss, and Scotch-Irish immigrants moved into the area and
established small farms. Granby was the leading town and county seat for many
years, but the growth of Columbia across the Congaree led to Granby's
decline, and the county seat was moved to the town of Lexington in 1818.
General Sherman's troops shelled the city of Columbia from the Lexington side
of the Congaree during the Civil War. In 1930 Lake Murray was created on the
Saluda River in Lexington County, covering many of the old farms and creating
new recreational opportunities. |
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| Population Trends |
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| Census Population 1990 |
167,611 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
94,780 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
216,014 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
3,669 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
262,391 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
1.4% |
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| Population Estimate 2010 |
263,460 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
375.4 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
267,129 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs 2010 |
101,266 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$9,077,815 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
101,920 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$34,456 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
101,266 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
86% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
3.0% |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$36,318 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.6% |
15 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
77% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-654 |
37 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
7.8% |
46 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$1,070,649,900 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$4,080 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.07838 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$987,831 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$2,899,413,014 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$632,865 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$658,696 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$170,910,218 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$140,973,958 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$651 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$102,382,698 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$537 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$40,497,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$390 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$50,592,727 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$156 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
1,354 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
126 |
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Moody's: |
Aa2 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.16 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AA |
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Fitch: |
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