| KERSHAW COUNTY |
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| Date
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1791 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
726 |
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| County Seat: |
Camden |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Bethune, Elgin |
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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 Government: |
Santee Lynches |
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| County History |
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| Kershaw County was named for Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), an
early settler. Originally part of Camden District, Kershaw County was formed
in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties.
The county seat is Camden, which is the oldest inland city in South Carolina.
This site was settled around 1732 by English traders and farmers who moved
inland from Charleston. During the Revolutionary War the British occupied
Camden from June 1780 to May 1781. Fourteen battles took place in the area,
including the Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) and the Battle of Hobkirk
Hill (April 25, 1781). Kershaw County later produced six Confederate
generals: Joseph Brevard Kershaw (1822-1894), James Chesnut (1815-1885),
James Cantey (1818-1873), Zack Cantey Deas (1819-1882), John Bordenave
Villepigue (1830-1862), and John Doby Kennedy (1840-1896). Union troops under
General Sherman burned parts of Camden in February 1865. Statesman and
financier Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965) and labor leader Lane Kirkland were
born in Kershaw County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
39,015 |
24 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
13,632 |
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| Population
1990: |
43,599 |
24 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
5,521 |
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| Population
2000: |
52,647 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
1.74% |
11 |
| Population Estimate 2006: |
57,067 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2007: |
1.50% |
11 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
58,168 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
1.89% |
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| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
80.1 |
23 |
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| Economic Data |
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Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
16,191 |
21 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$1,715,850 |
22 |
| Jobs
1990: |
18,058 |
24 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
8.0% |
13 |
| Jobs
2000: |
19,556 |
24 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2006: |
$30,067 |
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| Jobs 2005: |
19,972 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
82% |
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| Jobs 2006: |
20,030 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$30,879 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
58 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
74% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
1.04% |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
5.6% |
33 |
| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
0.05% |
31 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
5.6% |
33 |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$201,513,257 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$3,828 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.0694 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$200,113 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY09: |
4.8% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY06: |
$412,401,397 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$33,562 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
$114,032 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
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Value |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$24,053,815 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$457 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$23,656,731 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$449 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$18,186,446 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$345 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$15,601,590 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$268 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$9,342,446 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
268 |
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Moody's: |
A2 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
66 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
5.09 |
38 |
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Fitch: |
A+ |
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