| County Seat: |
Camden |
| Nearest MSA: |
Columbia |
| Miles To: |
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| Columbia |
32 |
| New York |
663 |
| Miami |
664 |
| Atlanta |
246 |
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| County |
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| 1980 |
39,015 |
| 1990 |
43,599 |
| 2000 |
52,647 |
| City |
15 mile radius |
30 mile radius |
| Camden |
80,830 |
444,775 |
| Elgin |
146,000 |
565,216 |
| Lugoff |
70,212 |
515,472 |
| Median Age 2000 |
37.4 |
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| Annual Average Unemployment
Rates & Labor Force |
| 1994 |
8.7% |
22,810 |
| 1995 |
6.2% |
22,900 |
| 1996 |
6.5% |
23,080 |
| 1997 |
5.3% |
23,420 |
| 1998 |
4.7% |
23,730 |
| 1999 |
5.2% |
23,240 |
| 2000 |
4.9% |
23,420 |
| 2001 |
5.6% |
23,100 |
| Employment by Industry Sector
2001 |
| Construction / Mining |
7.9% |
| F.I.R.E. |
4.1% |
| Government |
19.8% |
| Manufacturing |
26.9% |
| Services |
17.2% |
| Trade |
19.1% |
| Transportation / Public Utility |
4.2% |
| Union Members 2001: |
26 |
| Average Weekly Wage 2000: |
$512 |
| Major Manufacturing
Employers 2002 with No. of Employees |
| E.I.DuPont de Nemour |
1,050 |
| BBA Nonwovens |
314 |
| Clariant LMS |
300 |
| Kendall Company |
202 |
| Haier |
300 |
| DeRoyal Textiles |
192 |
| New South Industries |
270 |
| Kershaw
County Industrial Directory from the SC Industrial Directory
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| Water Suppliers |
City of Camden, Bethune Rural Water
Company, Lugoff-Elgin Water District, Cassatt Water Company,
Town of Bethune |
| Sewer Suppliers |
City of Camden, Kershaw County
Water Sewer Authority |
| Electric
Companies |
Black River Electric
Co-op, Camden Municipal, CP&L, Fairfield Electric Co-op,
Lynches River Corp. |
| Natural Gas Company |
SCE&G |
| Local Telephone
Service |
BellSouth |
| Long Distance Providers |
AT&T, MCI, US Sprint |
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| Interstates |
I-20 (4 interchanges) |
| Interstates nearby |
I-26, 20 miles; I-77,
30 miles; I-95, 40 miles |
| Local Airport: |
Woodward Field |
| Runway length: |
5,000 feet |
| Commercial Airport: |
Columbia Metropolitan |
| Distance To: |
38 miles |
| Available Airlines: |
Midway, USAir, Delta, Continental,
ComAir, USAir Express |
| # Freight Carriers |
4 |
| Nearest Foreign Trade Zone: |
Columbia |
| Motor Freight Carriers: |
39 |
| # Truck Terminals |
2 |
| Port Facility: |
Charleston, 124 miles |
| Railroads: |
CSX |
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Elementary |
Secondary |
| Number Public Schools |
11 |
7 |
| Number of Teachers |
249 |
308 |
| Enrollment |
4,324 |
5,366 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
12:1 |
| Higher Education |
Central Carolina Technical College,
Columbia College, University of South Carolina, Allen University,
Benedict College, Newberry College |
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| Annual Average Temperature: |
63.3 |
| January: |
44.7 |
| July: |
81.0 |
| Mean Yearly Precipitation: |
49.1 inches |
| Heating Degree Days: |
2,629 |
| Cooling Degree Days: |
2,033 |
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| Corporate Income Tax Rate: |
5.0% |
| State Sales Tax Rate: |
5.0% |
| Personal Income Tax Rate: |
2.5 – 7.0% |
| Jobs Tax Credit 2000: |
$2500 |
| Property Tax Mills–2000: |
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| Total Millage: |
233.6-305.6 |
| Abated Millage: |
67.4 |
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| Kershaw County Medical Center |
209 beds |
| Nearest Synagogue |
1 |
| Protestant Churches |
95 |
| Roman Catholic Churches |
1 |
| Fire Department |
29 full-time personnel |
| Police Department |
23 full-time personnel |
| Sheriff's Department |
35 certified officers |
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| Kershaw County
Economic Development Office |
| Nelson Lindsay, Director |
| PO Box 763 Camden, South Carolina
29020 |
| Phone: (803)425-7685 Fax: (803)425-7687 |
| www.kershawcountysc.org |
| nlindsay@earthlink.net |
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