| SPARTANBURG COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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811 |
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| County Seat: |
Spartanburg |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Campobello,
Central Pacolet, Chesnee, Cowpens, Duncan, Greer, Inman, Landrum, Lyman,
Pacolet, Reidville, Wellford, Woodruff |
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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/ Chair at-Large |
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| Term Length: |
4 years |
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| Council of
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Appalachian |
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| County History |
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| Spartanburg County and its county seat were named for the
Spartan Regiment, a local militia unit that fought in the Revolutionary War.
The county was formed in 1785 as a part of Ninety Six District, and from 1791
to 1799 it was part of Pinckney District. A part of Spartanburg County later
went to form Cherokee County in 1897. European settlers, primarily
Scotch-Irish, began moving into this area from Pennsylvania and Virginia in
the late eighteenth century. For many years the primary occupations were small-scale
cattle raising and cotton farming. Areas with mineral springs, such as Glenn
Springs, were also popular summer resorts for lowcountry residents. Following
the Civil War, textile manufacturing became the dominant industry, and
Spartanburg County remains an important manufacturing center today. Some
well-known Spartanburg residents are hymn writer and publisher William Walker
(1809-1875), U.S. Army General William C. Westmoreland, and industrialist
Roger Milliken. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Census Population 1990 |
226,800 |
4 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
57,507 |
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| Census Population 2000 |
253,791 |
4 |
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Percent Change Census 1990-2010 |
25.4% |
18 |
| Census Population 2010 |
284,307 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
2,076 |
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| Population Estimate 2010 |
284,792 |
4 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.7% |
12 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
286,868 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
350.6 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs 2010 |
120,065 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$8,811,156 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
120,980 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$30,939 |
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| Jobs 2000 |
131,795 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
77% |
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| Jobs 1990 |
115,226 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$41,586 |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.2% |
18 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
88% |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.8% |
20 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
10.4% |
29 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-915 |
41 |
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Value |
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| Tax Data |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,617 |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$1,028,345,099 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable: |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0794 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$956,267 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$2,524,425,312 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$684,948 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$659,444 |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$546 |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$155,230,392 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$527 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$149,696,862 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$285 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$81,143,000 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$215 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$61,625,000 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11, if applicable: |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$81,997,282 |
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Moody's |
Aa3 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
1,403 |
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Standard & Poor's |
AA |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
116 |
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Fitch |
AA |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.93 |
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