| SALUDA COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1895 |
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| Land Area (square
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452 |
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| County Seat: |
Saluda |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Batesburg-Leesville,
Monetta, Ridge Spring, Ward |
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| Form of Government: |
Council |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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| Method of Election: |
Single Member/ Chair at-Large |
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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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| Saluda County was named for the Saluda River, which forms one of
its borders. The county was established in 1895 from part of Edgefield
County. The Cherokee Indians lived in this area for many years. In 1755 they
signed a treaty with the British at their settlement, known as Saluda Old
Town. Scotch-Irish and English settlers subsequently began moving into the
area, while the Cherokees moved farther to the north. Two famous heroes of
the Alamo, William Barrett Travis (1809-1836) and James Butler Bonham (1807-1836)
were natives of what is now Saluda County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Census Population 1990 |
16,357 |
42 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
3,518 |
31 |
| Census Population 2000 |
19,181 |
42 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
21.5% |
21 |
| Census Population 2010 |
19,875 |
41 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-44 |
25 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
19,926 |
41 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.2% |
26 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
19,882 |
41 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
44.0 |
36 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs 2010 |
4,836 |
42 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$656,136 |
37 |
| Jobs 2009 |
4,862 |
42 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$32,929 |
10 |
| Jobs 2000 |
5,232 |
42 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
82% |
10 |
| Jobs 1990 |
4,416 |
42 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$28,124 |
45 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.5% |
15 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
60% |
45 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.5% |
14 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
8.9% |
39 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-26 |
12 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,542 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$50,528,340 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1346 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
1.0% |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$50,528 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$41,751,413 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
*** |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
*** |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$554 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$11,015,561 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$456 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$9,055,973 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$443 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$8,800,074 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$116 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$2,228,892 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$3,572,300 |
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Moody's |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
118 |
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Standard & Poor's |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
20 |
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Fitch |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.94 |
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