| JASPER COUNTY |
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| Date
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1912 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
656 |
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| County Seat: |
Ridgeland |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Hardeeville |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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| Method of Election |
At Large |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of Government: |
Lowcountry |
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| County History |
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| Jasper County was named for Revolutionary War hero Sergeant
William Jasper (ca.1750-1779). The county was formed in 1912 from parts of
Beaufort and Hampton counties. This area of the state was the home of the
Yemassee and Coosaw Indians until colonial times. In 1732 Swiss-German
immigrants led by Jean Pierre Purry established a settlement called
Purrysburgh on the Savannah River, but the town did not survive. Other
settlers built extensive rice plantations, some of which now form the
Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge. Two other towns in the county,
Coosawhatchie and Pocotaligo, served at different times as the seat of
government for Beaufort District. During the Civil War the Confederate Army
defeated federal troops at the Battle of Honey Hill in November 1864. Jasper
County was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809), a signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and Henry Martyn Robert (1837-1923), author of
Robert's Rules of Order. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
14,504 |
43 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
6,174 |
26 |
| Population
1990: |
15,487 |
43 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
1,275 |
22 |
| Population
2000: |
20,678 |
40 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
2.12% |
7 |
| Population Estimate 2006: |
21,568 |
39 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2007: |
0.88% |
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| Population Estimate 2007: |
21,953 |
39 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
1.75% |
12 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
33.5 |
44 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
3,571 |
45 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$566,085 |
38 |
| Jobs
1990: |
4,382 |
43 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
8.9% |
8 |
| Jobs
2000: |
5,535 |
41 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2006: |
$26,247 |
22 |
| Jobs 2005: |
6,819 |
37 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
71% |
22 |
| Jobs 2006: |
8,410 |
35 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$32,111 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
1,591 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
76% |
18 |
| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
2.75% |
9 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
4.6% |
42 |
| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
4.79% |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
4.7% |
39 |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$117,132,072 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$5,665 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.115 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$100,000 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY09: |
4.6% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
Ended 11-02 |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY06: |
$385,611,912 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$44,267 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
$257,472 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$21,514,756 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$1,040 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$20,986,304 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$1,015 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$22,790,000 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$1,102 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$3,810,332 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$172 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$7,734,686 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
220 |
29 |
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Moody's: |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
50 |
26 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
10.64 |
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Fitch: |
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