| GEORGETOWN COUNTY |
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| Date
Formed: |
1769 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
815 |
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| County Seat: |
Georgetown |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Andrews, Pawleys Island |
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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 Government: |
Waccamaw |
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| County History
According to the South Carolina State Library Reference Room |
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| Georgetown County and its county seat were named for King George
II of England. Spanish explorers are believed to have visited this coastal
area in 1526, but no permanent settlement was established. English planters
and their African slaves moved into the region in the early eighteenth
century, building large rice and indigo plantations. The town of Georgetown,
which was established around 1730, was a busy port serving the surrounding
plantations. Georgetown District was first named in 1769 and in 1785 the
district was divided into four counties: Liberty (which became Marion
District in 1800), Kingston (which became Horry District in 1801),
Williamsburg (which became a separate district in 1804), and Winyah (which
was renamed Georgetown in 1800). Many famous South Carolinians were residents
of Georgetown County, including Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779), a signer of
the Declaration of Independence; Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851), U.S.
Congressman, Secretary of War, and Ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the
poinsettia to the U.S.; and Joseph Hayne Rainey (1832-1887), the first
African-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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| Population 1980: |
42,461 |
22 |
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Numeric Change 1980-2000: |
13,336 |
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| Population 1990: |
46,302 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
1.57% |
15 |
| Population
2000: |
55,797 |
22 |
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Percent Change 2005-2006: |
0.8% |
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| Population Estimate 2006: |
60,007 |
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Persons Per Square Mile 2006: |
74.2 |
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| Population Estimate 2007: |
60,499 |
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| Link to SC Office of Research and Statistics -
Community Profile Demographic Data |
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| Link to SC Office of Research
and Statistics - Kids Count |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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Value |
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| Jobs 1980: |
14,890 |
23 |
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Personal Income 2006: |
$1,951,648 |
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| Jobs 1990: |
19,081 |
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Per Capita Pers. Income (PCPI) 2006: |
$32,524 |
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| Jobs 2000: |
23,547 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
89% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
2.91% |
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Average Wage Per Job
2006: |
$30,105 |
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| Jobs 2005: |
25,203 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
72% |
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| Jobs 2006: |
26,127 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
7.9% |
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| Numeric Change 2005-2006: |
924 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007 Ann. Avg: |
6.8% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2006: |
$530,884,258 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$9,515 |
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| County Base Millage Rate*
2007: |
0.0492 |
45 |
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Additional Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$543,400 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY
2006: |
$726,278,257 |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Taxes
Collected FY 2006: |
$977,020 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Accomodations Taxes
Collected FY 2006: |
$1,273,985 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| * County Base
Millage Rate reflects county mils only and does not include millages charged
by other taxing entities (cities, schools, etc.) |
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| Link to SC Employment Security Commission - Top
Employers by County |
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| Link to SC Office of Research and Statistics -
Community Profile Demographic Data |
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| Financial and Employment
Data |
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| Total Revenues FY 2006: |
$46,397,644 |
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Per Capital Revenues: |
$832 |
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| Total Expenditures FY
2006: |
$66,714,192 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$1,196 |
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| General Fund Budget FY
2008: |
$21,694,000 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$389 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding FY
2007: |
$17,620,000 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$282 |
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| Credit Ratings(s) FY
2007: |
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Payroll FY 2008: |
$20,043,061 |
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| Moodys: |
A1 |
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Full-Time Employees
FY 2008: |
649 |
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Part-Time Employees FY 2008: |
69 |
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| Fitch: |
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Full Time
Emp/1,000 Cnty Residents: |
11.63 |
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| Link to SC Office of Research and Statistics - Local
Government Finance Report (Full document in Excel) |
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| Sources: County histories
obtained from the South Carolina State Library Reference Room at
http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/cnties.html. All other sources are listed in the
appendix tables. |
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Updated |
5/6/2008
16:45 |
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