| MCCORMICK COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1916 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
360 |
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| County Seat: |
McCormick |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Parksville, Plum
Branch |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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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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| Named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), McCormick
County was formed in 1916 from parts of Edgefield, Abbeville, and Greenwood
counties. The area was settled in the mid-18th century by Scotch-Irish,
French Huguenot, and German farmers. The British built Fort Charlotte to
protect the region after early inhabitants were massacred by Cherokee Indians
at Long Cane in 1760; this fort was one of the first to be siezed by the
Americans during the Revolutionary War.
Around 1850 gold was discovered where the town of McCormick now
stands. In 1871 Cyrus McCormick donated land from the Dorn Gold Mine for the
town, which was named for him. S.C. Governor and U.S. Senator George McDuffie
(1790-1851), Unionist leader James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), and Willington
Academy educator Moses Waddel (1770-1840) have resided in the county. John C.
Calhoun (1782-1850), U.S. Vice
President, Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Senator, was born in
McCormick County. |
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| Population Trends |
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Rank |
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| Census Population 1990 |
8,868 |
46 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
1,365 |
38 |
| Census Population 2000 |
9,958 |
46 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-201 |
32 |
| Census Population 2010 |
10,233 |
46 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-2.0% |
46 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
10,236 |
46 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
28.4 |
45 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
10,035 |
46 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
1,863 |
46 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$270,267 |
45 |
| Jobs 2009 |
1,911 |
46 |
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Per Capita Personal Income
2010 |
$26,404 |
32 |
| Jobs 2008 |
1,863 |
46 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
66% |
32 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs
1990-2010 |
-1.4% |
43 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$36,328 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-2.5% |
34 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
77% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-48 |
14 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
14.4% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$42,497,304 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$4,153 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.121 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$40,800 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$19,131,844 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$49,293 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$31,930 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$7,586,444 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$5,880,389 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$741 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$7,253,562 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$575 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$10,159,191 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$709 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$3,290,940 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$962 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
97 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
40 |
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Moody's: |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
9.48 |
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