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Chatham County, Georgia
Located 254 miles southeast of Atlanta.
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Chatham County Information - Georgia.gov
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 248,469 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 238,410 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 238,518 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $36,052 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $34,053 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $31,691 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 48 county public schools with 2,489 teachers, 33,407 students, and 1,294 high school graduates in 2005; 23 private schools with 7,632 students in 2005. 8 special curriculum magnet schools in elementary grades, 3 in the middle school grades and 3 magnet high schools. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Ogeechee at Statesboro (40 miles) with 2,237 students; Savannah at Savannah (local) with 3,600 students.
2-yr: Coastal Georgia Community College at Brunswick (83 miles) with 2,210 students.
4-yr: Armstrong Atlantic State University at Savannah (local) with 6,026 students; Savannah College of Art & Design at Savannah (local) with 5,800 students; Savannah State University at Savannah (local) with 2,560 students; Georgia Southern University at Statesboro (40 miles) with 15,075 students; South University at Savannah (local) with 650 students.
University of SC at Beaufort (40 miles) with 1200 students. St. Leo Evening College (local ) with 375 students. Georgia Tech - Savannah (local) with 425 students. |
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PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory. | Effective Rates: | | City | | Year | | Within City | | Outside City | | Savannah | | 2007 | | $15.16 | | $11.55 |
| | SALES: City and county have 2% local sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax. |
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| | INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property. | | Chatham County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 3, Amount: $1,250 as of 2009
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county. For more information go to http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/taxcredit.asp
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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| FIRE PROTECTION: 211 full-time city personnel. Savannah Airport- 30 full-time personnel, Southside Fire Department (Chatham County) subscription service - 28 full-time personnel. 8 volunteer fire departments in Chatham County. Fire insurance classification 2. | | ZONING: City and county have zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Savannah Airport (local) service by ASA, AirTran, COExpress, Delta, Pinnacle, United Express, US Airways, US Airways Express.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Savannah Airport (local) with a 9,000 feet concrete runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, RNAV, TACAN. | | RAIL: CSX piggyback - Savannah (local); CSX rail - Savannah (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Savannah (local); Norfolk Southern rail - Savannah (local). | WATER:
Navigable River: Savannah River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Savannah ( miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (local) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Chatham County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
| | NATURAL GAS: Available in industrial quantities on both a firm and an interruptible basis. | | WATER: Plant capacity: 77,110,000 gal/day. Consumption: 25,020,000 gal/day average, 31,458,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 975,000 gal. elevated, 5,150,000 gal. ground. Source: 41 deep wells. Pumping capacity: 52,052 gal/min. City of Savannah I & D System- Plant capacity: 62,500,000 gal/day. Consumption: 29,780,000 gal/day average, 45,840,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 15,000,000 gal. Source: surface water from tributary of Savannah River. Pumping capacity: 43,402 gal/min. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 35,450,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 13,000,000 gal/day; Primary, secondary treatment plant. |
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