| DARLINGTON COUNTY |
Revised 7/1/2008 |
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| Date
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1785 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
561 |
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| County Seat: |
Darlington |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Hartsville, Lamar, Society Hill |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
8 |
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| Method of Election |
Single Member |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of Government: |
Pee Dee |
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| County History |
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| The
origin of the name of this county is uncertain, but it may have been named
for Darlington, England. The county was formed in 1785, with the county seat
at Darlington, and until 1800 it was a part of the Cheraw District. Parts of
Darlington County were removed to form Florence County in 1888 and Lee County
in 1902. This area was settled in the mid-eighteenth century by Welsh,
Scotch-Irish, and English farmers, who grew cotton primarily. In more recent
years the county has been best known for the stock car races which take place
at the Darlington Raceway. David Rogerson Williams (1776-1830), South
Carolina Governor and scientific experimenter, was a native of Darlington; he
is remembered for introducing the mule to Southern agriculture. Other prominent
Darlington residents were industrialists James Lide Coker (1837-1918) and
David R. Coker (1870-1938) and novelists Annie Greene Nelson (1902-1993) and
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker (1909-1993). |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
62,717 |
16 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
4,677 |
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| Population
1990: |
61,851 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
-561 |
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| Population
2000: |
67,394 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
0.37% |
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| Population Estimate 2006: |
66,885 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2007: |
-0.12% |
35 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
66,833 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
-0.08% |
32 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
119.1 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Jobs
1980: |
22,669 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$1,830,031 |
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| Jobs
1990: |
23,775 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
7.4% |
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| Jobs
2000: |
24,938 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2006: |
$27,361 |
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| Jobs 2005: |
23,328 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
75% |
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| Jobs 2006: |
23,591 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$35,755 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
263 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
85% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
0.50% |
37 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
6.7% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
0.18% |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
7.1% |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$210,504,402 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$3,123 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.06991 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$194,637 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY09: |
2.9% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY06: |
$369,263,794 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$330,082 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
$70,322 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$31,030,617 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$460 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$27,173,529 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$403 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$30,871,420 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$458 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$5,027,087 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$74 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$12,103,260 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
349 |
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Moody's: |
A3 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
132 |
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Standard & Poor: |
A- |
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