| MCCORMICK COUNTY |
Revised 7/1/2008 |
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| Date
Formed: |
1916 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
360 |
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| County Seat: |
McCormick |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Parksville, Plum Branch |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Administrator |
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| Council Members: |
5 |
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| Method of Election |
Single Member |
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| Term Length |
4 years |
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| Council of Government: |
Upper Savannah |
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| County History |
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| Named
for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), McCormick County was formed in
1916 from parts of Edgefield, Abbeville, and Greenwood counties. The area was
settled in the mid-18th century by Scotch-Irish, French Huguenot, and German
farmers. The British built Fort Charlotte to protect the region after early
inhabitants were massacred by Cherokee Indians at Long Cane in 1760; this
fort was one of the first to be siezed by the Americans during the
Revolutionary War. Around 1850 gold
was discovered where the town of McCormick now stands. In 1871 Cyrus
McCormick donated land from the Dorn Gold Mine for the town, which was named
for him. S.C. Governor and U.S. Senator George McDuffie (1790-1851), Unionist
leader James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), and Willington Academy educator Moses
Waddel (1770-1840) have resided in the county. John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), U.S. Vice President, Secretary
of War, Secretary of State, and Senator, was born in McCormick County. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
Rank |
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Value |
Rank |
| Population
1980: |
7,797 |
46 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
2,161 |
38 |
| Population
1990: |
8,868 |
46 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
140 |
26 |
| Population
2000: |
9,958 |
46 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 1980-2000: |
1.38% |
17 |
| Population Estimate 2006: |
10,131 |
46 |
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Avg. Ann.
Growth Rate 2000-2007: |
0.20% |
25 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
10,098 |
46 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
-0.33% |
38 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
28.1 |
45 |
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| Economic Data |
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Rank |
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| Jobs
1980: |
2,461 |
46 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$218,929 |
46 |
| Jobs
1990: |
2,588 |
46 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
7.3% |
29 |
| Jobs
2000: |
2,495 |
46 |
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Per Capita Personal Income 2006: |
$21,610 |
41 |
| Jobs 2005: |
2,140 |
46 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
59% |
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| Jobs 2006: |
2,167 |
46 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$26,680 |
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| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
27 |
32 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
64% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
0.07% |
40 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
10.3% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
0.18% |
23 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
10.1% |
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| Tax Data |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$38,304,228 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$3,847 |
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| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.1172 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$33,570 |
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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: |
$27,000,145 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$45,393 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
$38,284 |
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| Financial &
Employment Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$9,060,654 |
44 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$910 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$8,917,618 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$896 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$6,893,650 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$692 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$1,497,887 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$1,445 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$3,108,194 |
44 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
94 |
44 |
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Moody's: |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
30 |
32 |
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Standard & Poor: |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
9.44 |
5 |
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Fitch: |
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