| NEWBERRY COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
631 |
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| County Seat: |
Newberry |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Little Mountain,
Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity, Silverstreet, Whitmire |
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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 |
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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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| The origin of the name Newberry is unknown. The county was
formed in 1785 as a part of Ninety Six District. This part of the upcountry
was settled largely by Scotch-Irish, English, and German immigrants in the
mid-eighteenth century. Germans were so prevalent in part of Newberry County
that it become known as Dutch Fork, with Dutch meaning Deutsch (German).
Large-scale cotton farming replaced small farms in the nineteenth century,
and the coming of the railroad made Newberry a leading cotton market. Historians
John Belton O'Neall (1795-1863) and David Duncan Wallace (1874-1951) were
Newberry County natives, as was South Carolina Governor and U.S. Senator
Coleman L. Blease (1868-1942). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
33,172 |
29 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
4,336 |
30 |
| Census Population 2000 |
36,108 |
28 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
13.1% |
31 |
| Census Population 2010 |
37,508 |
27 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
133 |
18 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
37,588 |
27 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.4% |
16 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
37,721 |
27 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
59.4 |
28 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Rank |
| Jobs 2010 |
14,192 |
25 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$1,094,427 |
27 |
| Jobs 2009 |
14,161 |
25 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$29,116 |
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| Jobs 2000 |
14,486 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
73% |
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| Jobs 1990 |
12,684 |
28 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$32,614 |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate Jobs
1990-2010 |
0.6% |
12 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
69% |
32 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
0.2% |
9 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
9.9% |
33 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
31 |
9 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,452 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$129,459,629 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1390 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$113,283 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$228,704,020 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$11,194 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$91,767 |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$794 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$29,790,322 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$608 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$22,810,401 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$553 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$20,756,855 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$368 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$14,234,722 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$7,063,238 |
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Moody's |
Aa3 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
205 |
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Standard & Poor's |
A+ |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
17 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.47 |
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