Lake Wylie, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Clover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29710. The Survey maps it on the Lake Wylie quadrangle. 13,655 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLake Wylie grew from 8,841 to 13,655 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,841 | |
| 2020 | 13,655 | +4,814 (+54%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1947 USGS Clover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Clover quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Lake Wylie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | LUNCH |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | BUCKIE CT |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | PLANTERS ROW DR POWERLINE |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Lake Wylie: 13 unknowns, 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Kyanite, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jingles Mine | Gold, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Ferris Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver Dam Creek Brook Corundum Prospect | Corundum | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Clawson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Nanny Mountain Mine | Iron | Unknown | 1760, 1820 | |
| Rickard Mine | Corundum | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Casar Sillimanite Deposits | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Polkville Sillimanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Wards Creek Sillimanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Barnett Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1910 |
Storms near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Wylie in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Lake Wylie | $50,000 | NWS Storm Survey found the path of a weak tornado that began along Mountainview Road, where large tree branches were broken. The tornado moved very quickly northeast, crossing Highway 55, where it then passed through the Timberlake Subdivision. Several homes in the subdivision sustained roof, siding, and window damage. A number of hardwood trees were also uprooted, with large branches downed from others. A plastic fence also was destroyed. The tornado proceeded northeast, uprooting additional hardwood trees before dissipating near Kerrydale Ct. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | $20,000 | Public and emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down from the north side of Tega Cay to the north side of Rock Hill. Trees fell on homes on Creek Bluff Rd in Tega Cay and on Malvern Rd in Rock Hill. Additional trees were blown down on Morgan St in Fort Mill. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Lake Wylie | $5,000 | Tornado moved from SC46-43 in southwest York northeastward to U.S. 321 in northern York. The tornado was mostly a "tree-topper" with four separate touchdowns. The first touchdown blew trees on a home, flattened a garage onto a car with total damage of 20K, The second touchdown destroyed a large lumber storage building at ACE Hardware and partially deroofed another causing a loss of $15,000. The third touchdown took down a grove of trees and sheared off the top of others. The last touchdown took half the roof off a building with a loss of $10,000. Thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines in Clover. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | $1,000 | Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees down, with a limb puncturing a garage door. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | Emergency management reported trees and power lines blown down near the intersection of Innsbruck Ct and Boulder Rd. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | Ham radio operator reported multiple trees damaged, with one snapped near the intersection of Duck Haven Ln and Bonum Rd. County comms also reported power lines down on Executive Ct off Charlotte Hwy. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Lake Wylie | - | Cocorahs observer reported hail as large as golf balls 7 ENE Clover. Public reported quarter size hail near Lake Wylie. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Lake Wylie area. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Bethel Community, including one down on Patrick Place Circle and another on Oakridge Rd. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | Multiple trees were blown down on highway 557 near Kingsbury Rd, 6 miles east of Clover. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | A tree was blown down on highway 49 near the highway 55 intersection. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | A tree was down at the intersection of Baird Rd and highway 55. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Wylie | - | A tree was blown down on Stateline Rd at highway 274 and another tree was downed at highway 49 and highway 274. |
| August 2006 | Heavy Rain | Lake Wylie | - | High water due to poor drainage entered the basement of a home near Lake Wylie. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Lake Wylie | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Point | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hollyberry Woods | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Heritage Woods | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Honeysuckle Woods | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Oakwood | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| River Hills Plantation | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fairway Bridge | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| South Point | 1.3 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lake Wylie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2749346 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233775. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










