| MARION COUNTY |
Revised 7/1/2008 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1800 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
489 |
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| County Seat: |
Marion |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Mullins, Nichols, Sellers |
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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: |
Pee Dee |
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| County History |
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| Marion County and its county seat were named for Revolutionary
War general Francis Marion (1732-1795), known as the "Swamp Fox."
In 1785 Liberty County was created as a part of Georgetown District; renamed
Marion, it became a separate district in 1800. Parts of Marion later went to
form Florence (1888) and Dillon (1910) counties. English settlers moved up
the Great Pee Dee River into this area in the eighteenth century. During the
Revolutionary War General Marion's men fought several skirmishes with the
British here before retreating to their camp at Snows Island. In the
twentieth century Marion County became a major tobacco growing region.
Writers Virginia Durant Young (1842-1906) and Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) were
natives of Marion County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
34,179 |
27 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
1,287 |
39 |
| Population
1990: |
33,899 |
28 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
-1,561 |
43 |
| Population
2000: |
35,466 |
29 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
0.18% |
41 |
| Population Estimate 2006: |
34,089 |
29 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2007: |
-0.63% |
41 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
33,905 |
29 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
-0.54% |
41 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
69.3 |
26 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
12,959 |
24 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$736,580 |
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| Jobs
1990: |
13,310 |
26 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
6.7% |
42 |
| Jobs
2000: |
12,996 |
28 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2006: |
$21,608 |
42 |
| Jobs 2005: |
10,400 |
31 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
59% |
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| Jobs 2006: |
10,096 |
31 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$26,159 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
-304 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
62% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
0.01% |
42 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
12.0% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
-0.39% |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
11.7% |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$73,804,915 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$2,081 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.105 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$64,000 |
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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: |
$195,224,525 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$11,059 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
$22,537 |
36 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$12,600,504 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$355 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$16,884,583 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$476 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$15,492,865 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$437 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$4,196,420 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$120 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$5,217,500 |
36 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
215 |
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Moody's: |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
24 |
36 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
6.06 |
22 |
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Fitch: |
AA |
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