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York County, South Carolina

Coordinates:34°58′N81°11′W/ 34.97°N 81.18°W/34.97; -81.18
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York County
York County Courthouse
Official seal of York County
Map of South Carolina highlighting York County
Location within the U.S. state ofSouth Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location within theU.S.
Coordinates:34°58′N81°11′W/ 34.97°N 81.18°W/34.97; -81.18
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
Founded1785
Named forJames II of England
SeatYork
Largest communityRock Hill
Area
• Total696.09 sq mi (1,802.9 km2)
• Land681.03 sq mi (1,763.9 km2)
• Water15.06 sq mi (39.0 km2) 2.16%
Population
• Total282,090
• Estimate
(2023)
298,320
• Density414.21/sq mi (159.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5(Eastern)
• Summer (DST)UTC−4(EDT)
Congressional district5th
Websitewww.yorkcountygov

York Countyis acountyon the north central border in the U.S. state ofSouth Carolina.As of the2020 census,the population was 282,090,[1]making it theseventh-most populous countyin the state.[2]Its county seat is the city ofYork,[3]and its most populous community isRock Hill.The county is served by one Interstate Highway,Interstate 77.

York County is part of theCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia,NC-SCMetropolitan Statistical Area.

History[edit]

Pre-colonial and early colonial history[edit]

With a population of nearly 6,000 at the time of first European contact, the native inhabitants, theCatawbawere primarily agriculturalists.Hernando de Sotopassed through the area in the 1540s in his search for gold. Several decades laterJuan Pardorecorded his observation of a predominant Native American tribe, later confirmed to be the Catawba, in the vicinity of present-dayFort Mill,east of theCatawba River.

TheProvince of South Carolinawas founded in 1670. Twelve years later it was divided into three counties. One of these, Craven County, roughly encompassed the northern half of the colony (including the southern half of present-day York County), while the northern portion of York County was considered part ofNorth Carolina.

The first European settlers in theCarolina Piedmont,traditionally called theSouth Carolina Upcountry,wereScots-IrishPresbyterians.They comprised the most numerous group of immigrants from the British Isles in the eighteenth century and the latest to arrive. Rising rent and land prices in westernPennsylvaniadrove them southward down theGreat Wagon Road,and they began arriving in the Upcountry west of the Catawba River during the 1740s. They settled in present-day York County during the 1750s.

North Carolina's rule[edit]

Before the boundaries between the two Carolinas were fixed,[4]the northern portion of York County was part ofBladen County, North Carolina,and in 1750 it was included in the newly createdAnson County, North Carolina(the first land grants and deeds for the region were issued in Anson). In 1762Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,was formed from western Anson and included present-day northern York County. Five years later, the area became part ofTryon County, North Carolina,which comprised all ofNorth Carolinawest of the Catawba River and south ofRowan County.This area would remain a part of Tryon County until 1772, when the boundary between North and South Carolina in this portion was finally established.[5]

18th century[edit]

After its transfer to South Carolina in 1772, much of the area was known as theNew Acquisition.In 1785, York County was one of the original counties in the newly created state ofSouth Carolina,and its boundaries remained unchanged until 1897, when a small portion of the northwestern corner (including the site of theBattle of Kings Mountain), was ceded to the newly formedCherokee County, South Carolina.

"Lieutenant-ColonelBanastre Tarleton";oil by SirJoshua Reynolds.

By 1780, the Carolina Upcountry had an estimated population of more than 250,000, predominantly Scots-Irish Presbyterians but with significant numbers of otherProtestantsfrom Great Britain. The Scots-Irish settled in a dispersed community pattern denoted by communal, clannish, family-related groups known as "clachans", much the same as in Pennsylvania andUlster, Northern Ireland.The clachans developed around the PresbyterianKirks,or meetinghouses, and became the forerunners of the congregations. In York County, the"Five B" churches,all Presbyterian—- Bethany, Bethel, Bethesda, Beersheba and Bullock's Creek—- are the county's oldest.

Sandwiched between unfriendly natives to the west,Cherokee,ShawneeandCreekNative American tribes, and indifference on the part of English officials inCharleston,who considered residents of the Backcountry uncivilized, the early settlers frequently found themselves targets of Native American raids, and the localmilitiabecame an early police force, patrolling the area for possible Native American orslavetroubles and controlling the seemingly numerous outlaw bands which roamed the region. Militia units, or "Beat Companies", enrolled every able-bodied man on the frontier.

TheBattle of Kings Mountainin northwestern York County

Residents of the Upcountry were initially slow to take sides in theAmerican Revolutionary War,content to remain neutral as long as left unmolested; the conflict was initially viewed as one between theBritish Crownand Charlestonplutocrats.The New Acquisition entered into vocal opposition to Royal authority in 1780 only after three "invasions" of the region: the first byBanastre Tarletonand his"Green Dragoons",and two more byLord Cornwallis.Most of the state had capitulated to the British after their capture of Charleston, but after theWaxhaw massacrein nearby Lancaster County in May 1780, residents of the New Acquisition took part in a regional resistance. Led by men such as William "Billy" Hill,William Bratton,and Samuel Watson, both the battles ofHuck's DefeatandKings Mountain,were fought in the New Acquisition. These defeats forced Cornwallis northward, and led to his ultimate surrender atYorktown.

After the defeat of the British, Upcountry residents enjoyed a greater share of administration in their region. The area experienced phenomenal growth after the war. In firstUnited States census(1790), York County had a population of 6,604; 923 were listed as slaves, with a quarter of the county's slaves belonging to just nine men. Less than 15% of the county's population lived in bondage in 1790, while the state averaged 30%.

A county seat was laid out in 1786 at Fergus' Cross Roads, where several roads converged near thegeographic centerof the county. The new town was first known as the village of York, or more commonly York Court House. In 1841, the town was incorporated as "Yorkville."In 1823 its population (as recorded by local architect,Robert Mills), was 441—which included 292 whites and 149 blacks. By 1840 the population had reached 600, and in 1850 Yorkville consisted of 93 dwellings and 617 inhabitants. In the years just prior to theCivil War,the town gained a reputation as a summerresortfor manyLowcountryplanters trying to escape themalarialswampsof the region for the more moderate climate to be found in the Upstate. By 1860, the population of the town had topped 1,300—an increase of more than 125% in only one decade. During the Civil War, the town became a focal point for residents from the Lowcountry as a refugee destination during Unionoccupationof their towns.

19th century[edit]

Early 19th century through Civil War[edit]

With the introduction of thecotton ginin the 1790s, the county's economic prospects increased as the importance of"King Cotton"grew, and slavery became an integral part of the economy. In 1800, 25% of all white families in the Upcountry owned slaves, but by 1820 nearly 40% were slaveholders. Slave ownership increased significantly in York County between 1800 and 1860, though most slaves worked on small and medium-sized farms rather than larger plantations. In 1800, whites made up 82.10% of the total population in York County, but by 1860 the white percentage of the total population had dropped to 62.50%. Figures from 1860 reveal slave holdings in York County were relatively small, with approximately 70% of all farms holding fewer than 10 slaves and less than 3% of the farms with 50 or more.

The proportion of York District farms in 1860 was:

  • Less than 50 acres (0.20 km2): 20%
  • 51 to 100 acres (0.2 to 0.4 km2(0 sq mi)): 23.9%
  • 101 to 500 acres (0.4 to 2 km2(1 sq mi)): 53.9%
  • More than 500 acres (2.0 km2): 2.7%

In 1810 the York District had increased in population to more than 10,000, of which over 3,000 were slaves. By 1850, York District included 15,000 residents, over 40% of whom were slaves. On the eve of the Civil War, the county's population had grown to approximately 21,500, with almost 1/2 of the population enslaved labor. York County was heavily tied to agriculture, with 93% of the work force involved in raising crops in 1850, while the rest of the United States averaged a 78% agricultural work force.

In 1825 only three post offices operated in all of York County, at Yorkville, Blairsville and Hopewell, but by 1852 York District had 27. The county's first newspaper,The Yorkville Pioneer,was established in 1823 (it ran for little more than a year), and was followed by several other attempts, untilThe Yorkville Enquirerwas first published in 1855 (and which remains in publication today).

Chartered in 1848, the Kings Mountain Railroad Company began construction of a connecting line between Yorkville and theCharlotte and South Carolina Railwayat Chester (completed in 1852).Rock Hill,located along the Charlotte and South Carolina route, rapidly developed as a transportation center in eastern York County, boasting 100 residents in 1860.

More than a dozen academies were operating in the county at the outbreak of the Civil War. The most famous was the Kings Mountain Military Academy in Yorkville, founded in 1854 by Micah Jenkins and Asbury Coward.

On the eve of theCivil War,York District was one of the more populated districts in Upstate South Carolina.[6]There were 14infantrycompanies formed in York County after war was declared. Of the 4,379 soldiers enlisted from York County, 805 died and many more were wounded.[7]Only one minor battle was fought in the York District, the battle for the Catawba Bridge at Nations Ford in 1865.

Late 19th century[edit]

Between 1868 and 1871, York County became a hotbed ofKu Klux Klanattacks on African Americans.[8]The Klan had an estimated 2,000 members in the county in 1871. Among their activities was the lynching ofJim Williamson March 6, 1871, led by Dr.J. Rufus Bratton.[8]K Troop of the7th Cavalry Regimentwas charged with suppressing them.[8]To escape the violence, in November 1871, a large group of local blacks, led by Rev.Elias Hill,a crippled anti-Klan activist beaten by Klansmen, emigrated to Liberia.[9]York is believed by some to be the setting forThomas F. Dixon, Jr.'s novelThe Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan,later made into the motion picture "The Birth of a Nation",and Bratton is said to have been the inspiration for one of its characters.[10][11]

DuringReconstructionmany of York County's larger property owners were forced to sell off portions of their land to smaller farmers. The size of the average farm in York County dropped considerably while the number of small farming operations increased. Late-19th century agriculture in York County was characterized by relatively small farm operations and an ignorance of soil qualities and the benefits ofdiversification,which eventually led to the agricultural difficulties of the 1890s, 1920s, and 1930s.

Railroad development continued in York County after the war's end, and in 1880 the Rock Hill Cotton Factory, the firststeam-poweredcotton factory in South Carolina, ushered in a new era ofagricultural expansionand industrial development. The Rock Hill Buggy Company, founded by John Gary Anderson, eventually grew to become theAnderson Motor Company,the first automobile manufacturing facility in the South. Concurrently, Rock Hill's population increased from 809 to over 5,500 from 1880 to 1895.

20th century[edit]

Cotton production remained the dominant agriculture export in early 20th century York County, with thetextile industrycontinuing to develop. Rock Hill became the hub of this industry, while mills blossomed throughout the county. South Carolina's peak cotton crop was harvested in 1921, and thereafter, cotton production began a long and steady decline, due in part toboll weevilinfestations,soil erosion,andmechanizationof farming technologies. TheNew Dealprograms of the 1930s prodded farmers into switching to different crops, with cotton gradually becoming less and less the focal point of the county's economy.

In 1904 the Catawba Dam and Power Plant was completed, andLake Wyliewas created. The Catawba Power Company had been founded in 1899 by William C. Whitner, Dr. Gill Wylie, and Robert Wylie. Construction began in 1900 and when finally completed, the dam andpower plantwere one of the most important engineering accomplishments in the southeastern United States. The venture eventually led to the formation ofDuke Power Company,[12][13]and a later series of dams and hydroelectric facilities were built on the Catawba in both North and South Carolina. The Catawba Power Plant sparked the industrialization of the Catawba Valley; by 1911 more than a million textilespindleswere powered by it.

Geography and climate[edit]

Map
Interactive map of York County

According to theU.S. Census Bureau,the county has a total area of 696.09 square miles (1,802.9 km2), of which 681.03 square miles (1,763.9 km2) is land and 15.06 square miles (39.0 km2) (2.16%) is water.[14]

York County is located in north centralSouth Carolina,along theNorth Carolinaborder. Its natural boundaries are theBroad Riveron the west and theCatawba Riveron the east. All of York County is within thepiedmontregion. Although heavily wooded in many rural areas and retaining a predominantly rural character in its western sector, York County is part of thegreater Charlotte metropolitan regionand includesRock Hill,the county's largest city, as well as the smaller cities ofTega CayandYorkand the smaller towns ofClover,Fort Mill,Hickory Grove,McConnells,Sharon,andLake Wylie.

Henry's Knob,a mountain and site of a formeropen-pit miningoperation for the world's largest deposit ofkyanitestands at 1,120 ft (340 m) above sea level. the mountain is near the North Carolina border and the town ofClover.According toUnited States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) records, the mine is listed as aSuperfundAlternative Site foracid mine drainageandgroundwater contamination.[15]

Climate[edit]

A general 5-inch snow in York County
Glencairn Gardens in Rock Hill

York County has ahumid subtropical climate,characterized by hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters. Precipitation does not vary greatly between seasons. July is the hottest month, with an average high temperature of 91 °F (33 °C) and an average low temperature of 71 °F (22 °C).[16]The coldest month of the year is January, when the average high temperature is around 53 °F (12 °C) and the average low temperature bottoms out at 33 °F (1 °C).[16]The warmest temperature ever recorded in York County was in Rock Hill, was 106 °F (41 °C), on August 21, 1983,[17]and the coldest temperature ever recorded was also in Rock Hill at −6 °F (−21 °C), on January 21, 1985.[16]

A view of the Catawba River in the Autumn

Mountains[edit]

Major water bodies[edit]

National protected areas/sites[edit]

Kings Mountain National Monument

State and local protected areas/sites[edit]

Adjacent counties[edit]

A border county separatingNorth CarolinaandSouth Carolina,York County shares boundaries with the following counties in both states:

Major highways[edit]

Major infrastructure[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
17906,604
180010,25055.2%
181010,032−2.1%
182014,93648.9%
183017,79019.1%
184018,3833.3%
185019,4335.7%
186021,50210.6%
187024,28612.9%
188030,71326.5%
189038,83126.4%
190041,6847.3%
191047,71814.5%
192050,5365.9%
193053,4185.7%
194058,6639.8%
195071,59622.0%
196078,76010.0%
197085,2168.2%
1980106,72025.2%
1990131,49723.2%
2000164,61425.2%
2010226,07337.3%
2020282,09024.8%
2023 (est.)298,320[1]5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[19]
1790–1960[20]1900–1990[21]
1990–2000[22]2010[2]2020[1]

2020 census[edit]

York County racial composition[23]
Race Num. Perc.
White(non-Hispanic) 188,015 66.65%
Black or African American(non-Hispanic) 51,298 18.18%
Native American 1,892 0.67%
Asian 8,745 3.1%
Pacific Islander 111 0.04%
Other/Mixed 13,091 4.64%
HispanicorLatino 18,938 6.71%

As of the2020 census,there were 282,090 people, 108,400 households, and 74,041 families residing in the county.

2010 census[edit]

At the2010 census,there were 226,073 people, 85,864 households, and 61,089 families residing in the county.[24]The population density was 332.2 inhabitants per square mile (128.3/km2). There were 94,196 housing units at an average density of 138.4 per square mile (53.4/km2).[25]The racial makeup of the county was 74.8% white, 19.0% black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 0.9% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.5% of the population.[24]In terms of ancestry, 14.0% were German, 12.3% were Irish, 10.2% were English, 9.2% were American, and 6.0% wereScotch-Irish.[26]

Of the 85,864 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.9% were non-families, and 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 37.2 years.[24]

The median income for a household in the county was $51,925 and the median income for a family was $65,188. Males had a median income of $47,017 versus $34,096 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,707. About 9.4% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[27]

2000 census[edit]

At the2000 census,[28]there were 164,614 people, 61,051 households, and 44,933 families residing in the county. The population density was 241 people per square mile (93 people/km2). There were 66,061 housing units at an average density of 97 per square mile (37/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 77.25%White,19.16%BlackorAfrican American,0.85%Native American,0.89%Asian,0.02%Pacific Islander,0.93% fromother races,and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population wereHispanicorLatinoof any race. 20.9% were of American, 8.8% Irish, 8.8% German, 8.8% English and 7.2%Scotch-Irishancestry according toCensus 2000.

There were 61,051 households, out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,539, and the median income for a family was $51,815. Males had a median income of $36,713 versus $24,857 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,536. About 7.30% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.10% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Law and government[edit]

Law enforcement[edit]

In 2014, a York County Sheriff's deputy shot an unarmed 70-year-old man after the deputy mistook his cane for a rifle. The deputy was found to have acted appropriately.[29]

Politics[edit]

In 2020Joe Bidenreceived 41.0 percent of the vote. This was the best result for a Democrat since 1980 whenJimmy Carterreceived 50.2 percent of the vote and won York County.

United States presidential election results for York County, South Carolina[30]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 82,727 57.43% 59,008 40.96% 2,315 1.61%
2016 66,754 58.37% 41,593 36.37% 6,010 5.26%
2012 59,546 59.42% 39,131 39.05% 1,533 1.53%
2008 54,500 58.17% 37,918 40.47% 1,278 1.36%
2004 45,234 64.45% 24,226 34.52% 721 1.03%
2000 33,776 62.14% 19,251 35.42% 1,324 2.44%
1996 22,222 52.26% 16,873 39.68% 3,428 8.06%
1992 21,297 48.74% 15,844 36.26% 6,553 15.00%
1988 21,657 65.02% 11,458 34.40% 193 0.58%
1984 20,008 67.99% 9,273 31.51% 146 0.50%
1980 11,265 46.85% 12,075 50.22% 703 2.92%
1976 9,843 41.00% 14,099 58.73% 63 0.26%
1972 14,441 68.68% 6,374 30.31% 211 1.00%
1968 7,596 37.48% 5,571 27.49% 7,102 35.04%
1964 7,292 46.62% 8,346 53.36% 4 0.03%
1960 5,512 38.77% 8,707 61.23% 0 0.00%
1956 3,508 30.41% 6,835 59.25% 1,192 10.33%
1952 5,281 41.34% 7,495 58.66% 0 0.00%
1948 167 4.69% 1,412 39.64% 1,983 55.67%
1944 127 4.55% 2,637 94.48% 27 0.97%
1940 118 4.49% 2,508 95.51% 0 0.00%
1936 69 2.19% 3,083 97.81% 0 0.00%
1932 129 3.58% 3,476 96.42% 0 0.00%
1928 227 16.50% 1,145 83.21% 4 0.29%
1924 31 2.11% 1,385 94.09% 56 3.80%
1920 35 2.16% 1,583 97.84% 0 0.00%
1916 23 1.62% 1,393 98.31% 1 0.07%
1912 12 0.72% 1,641 98.50% 13 0.78%
1908 29 1.77% 1,606 98.23% 0 0.00%
1904 25 2.04% 1,198 97.96% 0 0.00%
1900 37 3.00% 1,198 97.00% 0 0.00%
1896 152 7.01% 2,013 92.81% 4 0.18%
1892 319 12.60% 2,212 87.40% 0 0.00%

Economy[edit]

In 2022, theGDPwas $16.7 billion (about $56,078 per capita),[31]and thereal GDPwas $14.1 billion (about $47,246 per capita) inchained 2017 dollars.[32]

As of April 2024,some of the largest employers in the county include7-Eleven,Bank of America,Continental AG,Food Lion,Meritor,Schaeffler Group,Walmart,andWells Fargo.[33]

Employment and Wage Statistics by Industry in York County, South Carolina - Q3 2023[33]
Industry Employment Counts Employment Percentage (%) Average Annual Wage ($)
Accommodation and Food Services 11,769 11.3 21,996
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 5,831 5.6 45,188
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 391 0.4 36,244
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 3,009 2.9 22,568
Construction 4,893 4.7 66,092
Educational Services 9,303 8.9 52,832
Finance and Insurance 3,788 3.6 91,416
Health Care and Social Assistance 11,376 10.9 51,948
Information 1,948 1.9 92,092
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,562 2.5 106,704
Manufacturing 10,968 10.5 67,080
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 42 0.0 81,744
Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,005 2.9 44,252
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4,725 4.5 83,304
Public Administration 4,024 3.9 54,964
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,936 1.9 117,000
Retail Trade 13,154 12.6 37,492
Transportation and Warehousing 5,348 5.1 50,908
Utilities 1,199 1.2 101,972
Wholesale Trade 4,983 4.8 100,152
Total 104,254 100.0% 56,684

Education[edit]

Main Building at Winthrop University in Rock Hill

York County has four public school districts.District Oneserves central and western York County, including the town of York;District Twoserves northern York County and the town of Clover;District Threeserves the City of Rock Hill and southern York County;District Fourserves eastern York County and the town of Fort Mill. York County is the home ofYork Technical College,Clinton College,andWinthrop University,all located in Rock Hill.

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

Towns[edit]

Census-designated places[edit]

Other unincorporated communities[edit]

Former places[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • West, Jerry Lee (2002).The Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan in York County, South Carolina, 1865–1877.McFarland.ISBN0786412585.

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