| ORANGEBURG COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1769 |
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| Land Area (square
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1,106 |
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| County Seat: |
Orangeburg |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Bowman,
Branchville, Cope, Cordova, Elloree, Eutawville, Holly Hill, Livingston,
Neeses, North, Norway, Rowesville, Santee, Springfield, Vance, Woodford |
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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
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Lower Savannah |
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| County History |
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| Orangeburg County was named for William IV (1711-1751), Prince
of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II. Orangeburg District was
established in 1769, and from 1785 to 1791 it included four counties:
Lexington, Orange, Winton, and Lewisburg. The district was reduced in size
when Barnwell (1800) and Lexington (1804) districts were formed; parts of
Orangeburg also went to form Aiken (1871) and Calhoun (1908) counties. Swiss
and German farmers moved into this region around 1735, and English settlers
from the lowcountry followed. The battle of Eutaw Springs was fought there
during the Revolutionary War on September 8, 1781; it was the last major
battle of the war in South Carolina. Large plantations using slave labor were
established in Orangeburg in the nineteenth century, and the county became a
major producer of cotton. Railroads arrived in the area early; Branchville
became the first railroad junction in the state in 1840. Union troops under
General Sherman passed through Orangeburg in February 1865. Orangeburg County
was the birthplace of historian Alexander S. Salley (1871-1961) and singer
Eartha Kitt. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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| Census Population 1990 |
84,803 |
15 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
7,698 |
25 |
| Census Population 2000 |
91,582 |
16 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-429 |
46 |
| Census Population 2010 |
92,501 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.5% |
30 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
92,339 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
83.6 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
91,910 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs 2010 |
32,976 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$2,613,881 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
33,708 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$28,307 |
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| Jobs 2008 |
32,976 |
15 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
71% |
26 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-0.3% |
25 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$33,602 |
28 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-2.2% |
32 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
71% |
28 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-732 |
38 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
14.5% |
10 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$308,316,699 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,333 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1247 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$226,826 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$620,390,183 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$185,615 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$483,172 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
Value |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$72,277,465 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$96,968,716 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$781 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$31,342,257 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$1,048 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$55,489,911 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$339 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$18,154,135 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$604 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
511 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
184 |
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Moody's: |
A2 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.52 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A |
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