Lake Wylie, South Carolina

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Lake Wylie, named after Dr. W. Gil Wylie, is in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the incorporated town of Lake Wylie was 3,061 at the 2000 census. The banks of nearby Lake Wylie cross the South Carolina-North Carolina border.

1 The lake
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] The lake

Lake Wylie's location on both the South Carolina and North Carolina borders makes it a common recreational destination for residents of nearby cities including Charlotte, Fort Mill or Rock Hill. Duke Power manages six public boat access areas on the lake.

Lake Wylie in fall

Lake Wylie is one of eleven lakes on the Catawba River and is the second oldest lake in the Catawba River Chain which is a chain of lakes that's operated as a system, with water being moved around each lake on the chain system through Duke Power. The lake has a surface area of approximately 13,443 acres with 325 miles of shoreline, and stretches from the Mountain Island Dam, south of Mountain Island Lake in North Carolina to the Wylie Dam on the south end of the lake. The average depth of the lake is just over twenty feet.

The Catawba Nuclear Generating Station is located on the south-western part of the lake, and draws its cooling water from the lake.

[edit] Geography

Lake Wylie is located at 35°6′22″N, 81°3′25″W (35.105973, -81.056978)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²). 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (26.58%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Location of Lake Wylie, South Carolina

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,061 people, 1,458 households, and 1,039 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 339.6/km² (880.6/mi²). There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of 178.6/km² (463.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.68% White, 1.05% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,458 households out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.47.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 13.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 36.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $76,819, and the median income for a family was $88,208. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $32,679 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $43,567. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.