| UNION COUNTY |
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| Date Formed: |
1785 |
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| Land Area (square
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514 |
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| County Seat: |
Union |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
Carlisle,
Jonesville, Lockhart |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Supervisor |
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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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Catawba |
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| County History |
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| Union County was named for the old Union Church, which served
both the Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations in the area. The church was
erected in 1765 near the present day town of Union, the county seat. Union
County was created as a part of Ninety Six District in 1785. It was part of
Pinckney District from 1791 to 1800 and became a separate district when
Pinckney was dissolved in 1800. The upper part of the county later went to
form Cherokee County in 1897. The early settlers in this area were mainly
Scotch-Irish from Virginia and Pennsylvania, who began immigrating to the
South Carolina upcountry in the 1750s. Much fighting took place here during
the Revolutionary War, including the battles of Musgrove's Mill (August 18,
1780) and Blackstocks (November 20, 1780). Revolutionary leaders Thomas
Brandon (1741-1802) and Joseph McJunkin (1755-1846) were from Union County,
as were Confederate generals States Rights Gist (1831-1864) and William Henry
Wallace (1827-1905). Secession Governor William Henry Gist (1807-1874) made
his home at Rose Hill Plantation in Union County, now a state park. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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| Census Population 1990 |
30,337 |
31 |
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Numeric Change Census 1990-2010 |
-1,376 |
45 |
| Census Population 2000 |
29,881 |
33 |
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Numeric Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-219 |
35 |
| Census Population 2010 |
28,961 |
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Percent Change Pop. Est. 2010-2011 |
-0.8% |
34 |
| Population Estimate 2010 |
28,898 |
33 |
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Persons Per Square Mile |
56.3 |
32 |
| Population Estimate 2011 |
28,679 |
33 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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| Jobs 2010 |
7,192 |
36 |
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Personal Income 2010, in thousands |
$749,825 |
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| Jobs 2009 |
7,529 |
35 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2010 |
$25,947 |
37 |
| Jobs 2008 |
7,192 |
36 |
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% of U.S. Per Capita PI 2010 |
65% |
37 |
| Avg. Ann. Growth Rate
Jobs 1990-2010 |
-1.7% |
45 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2010 |
$31,020 |
38 |
| Percent Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-4.5% |
41 |
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% of U.S. Avg. Wage Per Job 2010 |
66% |
38 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2009-2010 |
-337 |
32 |
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Unemployment Rate 2011 |
16.2% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2010 |
$65,797,847 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2010 |
$2,272 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2011 |
0.1329 |
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Additional Sales Tax, if applicable |
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| Value of One Mil 2011 |
$61,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY10 |
$121,449,949 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY10 |
$13,885 |
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School District Sales Tax |
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| Accommodations Tax
Collected FY10 |
$21,854 |
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Transportation Sales Tax |
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| County Finance &
Employment Data |
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| Total Revenues FY10 |
$16,871,901 |
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| Total Expenditures FY10 |
$17,538,398 |
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Per Capita Revenues FY10 |
$583 |
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| General Fund Budget FY12 |
$11,919,562 |
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Per Capita Expenditures FY10 |
$606 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY11 |
$4,025,000 |
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Per Capita Gen. Fund Budget FY12 |
$412 |
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| Payroll FY12 |
$5,390,739 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding FY11 |
$146 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY12 |
154 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY11 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY12 |
117 |
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Moody's: |
A1 |
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| Full-Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents |
5.32 |
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