| 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, Pacolet Mills, 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 |
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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 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
2,076 |
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| Census Population 2010 |
284,307 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
0.7% |
12 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
284,792 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
350.6 |
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| Population Estimate 2011 |
286,868 |
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| Economic Data |
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| Jobs 2010 |
120,065 |
4 |
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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 2008 |
120,065 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
77% |
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| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
0.2% |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$41,586 |
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| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-0.8% |
20 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
88% |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-915 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
10.4% |
29 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$1,028,345,099 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$3,617 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.0794 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$956,267 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$2,524,425,312 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$684,948 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$659,444 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$155,230,392 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$149,696,862 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$546 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$81,143,000 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$527 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$61,625,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$285 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$81,997,282 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$215 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
1,403 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
116 |
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Moody's: |
Aa3 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
4.93 |
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Standard & Poor: |
AA |
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Fitch: |
AA |
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