| LEXINGTON COUNTY |
2/2/2010 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1804 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
699 |
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| County Seat: |
Lexington |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| 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 Government: |
Central Midlands |
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| County History |
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| Lexington County and its county seat were 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 |
Value |
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| Population
1980: |
140,353 |
5 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
75,661 |
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| Population
1990: |
167,611 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2008: |
32,504 |
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| Population
2000: |
216,014 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
2.69% |
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| Population Estimate 2007: |
242,797 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2008: |
1.88% |
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| Population Estimate 2008: |
248,518 |
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Percent Change 2006-2008: |
2.30% |
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| Persons Per Square Mile 2008: |
355.5 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs
1980: |
43,244 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2007: |
$8,435,664 |
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| Jobs
1990: |
63,080 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2007: |
9.3% |
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| Jobs
2000: |
89,554 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2007: |
$34,744 |
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| Jobs 2006: |
102,251 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2007: |
90% |
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| Jobs 2007: |
105,478 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2007: |
$33,565 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2006-2007: |
3,227 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2007: |
76% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
1980-2000: |
5.35% |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
4.9% |
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| Avg Ann Growth Rate Jobs
2000-2007: |
2.54% |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
3.4% |
46 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2007: |
$921,006,653 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2007: |
$4,264 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2009: |
0.081 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2009: |
$909,140 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
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| Millage Cap FY10: |
6.2% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY07: |
$3,264,805,131 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY07: |
$394,603 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected FY07: |
$843,307 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY08: |
$166,929,253 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY08: |
$773 |
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| Total Expenditures FY08: |
$141,015,932 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY08: |
$653 |
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| General Fund Budget FY10: |
$93,329,909 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget FY10: |
$432 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY08: |
$49,474,486 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY08: |
$190 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$44,337,615 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY08 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY10: |
1,290 |
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Moody's: |
Aa2 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY10: |
133 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AA- |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
5.97 |
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updated |
2/2/2010 |
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