| WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY |
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| Date
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1804 |
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| Land Area (square miles): |
934 |
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| County Seat: |
Kingstree |
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| Other Cities and Towns: |
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| Andrews, Greeleyville, Hemingway, Lane, Stuckey |
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| Form of Government: |
Council-Supervisor |
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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: |
Waccamaw |
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| County History |
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| Williamsburg
County was probably named for King William III of England (1650-1702).
Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot settlers began moving into this part of the
lowcountry around 1732, and in 1736 the township of Williamsburg was laid out
on the Black River in the vicinity of the settlement of Kingstree. This area
was part of Prince Frederick Parish, which in turn was part of Georgetown
District. In 1804 Williamsburg became a separate district, with the seat at
Kingstree. A small part of Williamsburg later went to form Florence County in
1888. During the Revolutionary War many of General Francis Marion's men
hailed from this area, including Major John James (1732-1791). The battles of
Black Mingo (September 28-29, 1780), Mount Hope Swamp (March 1781), and Lower
Bridge (March 1781) were all fought in Williamsburg County. In later years,
the county has remained primarily an agricultural region. Nobel Prize-winning
geneticist Joseph L. Goldstein grew up in the town of Kingstree. |
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| Population Trends |
Value |
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Value |
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| Population
1980: |
38,226 |
25 |
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Numeric Change
1980-2000: |
-1,009 |
44 |
| Population
1990: |
36,815 |
26 |
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Numeric Change 2000-2007: |
-1,770 |
45 |
| Population
2000: |
37,217 |
27 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 1980-2000: |
-0.13% |
43 |
| Population Estimate 2006: |
35,391 |
28 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth
Rate 2000-2007: |
-0.68% |
43 |
| Population Estimate 2007: |
35,447 |
28 |
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Percent Change 2006-2007: |
0.16% |
29 |
| Persons Per Square Mile 2007: |
38.0 |
40 |
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| Economic Data |
Value |
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Value |
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| Jobs
1980: |
11,031 |
31 |
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Personal Income (PI) 2006: |
$744,542 |
29 |
| Jobs
1990: |
12,409 |
29 |
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Avg. Ann. Growth Rate (PI) 1969-2006: |
6.9% |
36 |
| Jobs
2000: |
10,806 |
32 |
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Per Capita Personal Income
2006: |
$21,038 |
45 |
| Jobs 2005: |
11,047 |
29 |
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% of U.S. PCPI 2006: |
57% |
45 |
| Jobs 2006: |
11,153 |
29 |
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Average Wage Per Job 2006: |
$27,237 |
38 |
| Numeric Change Jobs
2005-2006: |
106 |
28 |
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% of U.S. Avg.
Wage Per Job 2006: |
65% |
38 |
| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
1980-2000: |
-0.10% |
44 |
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Unemployment Rate 2007: |
9.2% |
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| Avg. Annual Growth Rate
2000-2006: |
0.16% |
25 |
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Avg. Unemployment
1998-2007: |
10.7% |
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| Tax Data |
Value |
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| Assessed Property 2005: |
$87,540,340 |
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Per Capita Assessed Property 2005: |
$2,352 |
35 |
| County Base Millage Rate
2007: |
0.1504 |
6 |
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Additional
Sales Tax (if applicable) |
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| Value of One Mil 2007: |
$76,150 |
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Local Option Sales Tax: |
1.0% |
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| Millage Cap FY09: |
3.0% |
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Capital Projects Sales Tax: |
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| Net Taxable Sales FY06: |
$183,615,942 |
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School District Sales Tax: |
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| Admissions Tax Collected
FY06: |
$21,410 |
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Transportation Sales Tax: |
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| Accommodations Tax Collected
FY06: |
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| Financial & Employment
Data |
Value |
Rank |
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| Total Revenues FY06: |
$20,526,876 |
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Per Capita Revenues: |
$552 |
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| Total Expenditures FY06: |
$20,864,918 |
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Per Capita Expenditures: |
$561 |
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| General Fund Budget FY08: |
$14,014,300 |
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Per Capita General Fund Budget: |
$377 |
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| Total Debt Outstanding
FY07: |
$6,505,001 |
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Per Capita Debt Outstanding: |
$184 |
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| Payroll FY 2008: |
$12,096,900 |
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Credit Rating(s) FY07 |
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| Full-Time Employees FY08: |
287 |
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Moody's: |
Baa3 |
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| Part-Time Employees FY08 |
82 |
14 |
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Standard & Poor: |
BBB |
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| Full Time Emp/1,000 Cnty
Residents: |
7.71 |
9 |
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Fitch: |
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