Editing York County, South Carolina (section)

==Geography and climate==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|696.09|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|681.03|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|15.06|sqmi}} (2.16%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – South Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

York County is located in north central [[South Carolina]], along the [[North Carolina]] border. Its natural boundaries are the [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]] on the west and the [[Catawba River]] on the east. All of York County is within the [[Piedmont (United States)|piedmont]] region. Although heavily wooded in many rural areas and retaining a predominantly rural character in its western sector, York County is part of the [[Charlotte metropolitan area]] and includes [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill]], the county's largest city, as well as the smaller cities of [[Tega Cay, South Carolina|Tega Cay]] and [[York, South Carolina|York]] and the smaller towns of [[Clover, SC|Clover]], [[Fort Mill, South Carolina|Fort Mill]], [[Hickory Grove, SC|Hickory Grove]], [[McConnells, SC|McConnells]], [[Sharon, SC|Sharon]], and [[Lake Wylie, South Carolina|Lake Wylie]].

[[Henry's Knob]], a mountain and site of a former [[open-pit mining]] operation for the world's largest deposit of [[kyanite]] stands at {{convert|1120|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. the mountain is near the North Carolina border and the town of [[Clover, SC|Clover]]. According to [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) records, the mine is listed as a [[Superfund]] Alternative Site for [[acid mine drainage]] and [[groundwater contamination]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hiltonpond.org/ArticleMineralsSCMain.html|title=Hidden Treasures: Rocks And Minerals Of The South Carolina Piedmont|website=www.hiltonpond.org|access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Snow in Rock Hill.jpg|thumb|A general 5-inch snow in York County]] [[File:Glencairn Gardens Rock Hill SC.jpg|thumb|right|Glencairn Gardens in Rock Hill]]
York County has a [[humid 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 {{convert|91|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and an average low temperature of {{convert|71|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TWCRockHill">{{cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Rock Hill, South Carolina |work=The Weather Channel |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USSC0292 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522122437/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USSC0292 |archive-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref> The coldest month of the year is January, when the average high temperature is around {{convert|53|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and the average low temperature bottoms out at {{convert|33|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TWCRockHill" /> The warmest temperature ever recorded in York County was in Rock Hill, was {{convert|106|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, on August 21, 1983,<ref>{{cite web |title=August Daily Averages, Rock Hill, South Carolina |work=The Weather Channel |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/daily/USSC0292?climoMonth%3D8 |access-date=December 18, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522122443/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/daily/USSC0292?climoMonth=8 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 }}</ref> and the coldest temperature ever recorded was also in Rock Hill at {{convert|-6|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, on January 21, 1985.<ref name="TWCRockHill" />[[File:Catawba River Rock Hill.JPG|thumb|right|A view of the Catawba River in the Autumn]]

===Mountains===
* [[Henry's Knob]]
* [[Joes Mountain (South Carolina)|Joe's Mountain]]
* [[King's Mountain]]
* [[Nanny Mountain]]

===Major water bodies===
* [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]]
* [[Catawba River]]
* [[Lake Wylie]]

===National protected areas/sites===
[[File:Kings Mountain Monument, South Carolina.jpg|250px|thumb|Kings Mountain National Monument]]
* [[Catawba people#Catawba Indian Nation Land Trust|Catawba Reservation]]
* [[Kings Mountain National Military Park]] (part)
* [[Historic Brattonsville]]

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Anne Springs Close Greenway - Adventure Road/Lake Haigler]]
* [[Brattonsville Historic District]]
* [[Draper Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands">{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Herbert Kirsh Wildlife Conservation Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[James Ross Wildlife Reservation]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Kings Mountain State Park]]
* [[Museum of York County]]
* [[McConnells Tract]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Rock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>

===Adjacent counties===
A border county separating [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]], York County shares boundaries with the following counties in both states:
* [[Gaston County, North Carolina]] – north
* [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]] – northeast
* [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaster County]] – east
* [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester County]] – south
* [[Union County, South Carolina|Union County]] – southwest
* [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee County]] – west
* [[Cleveland County, North Carolina]] – northwest

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=SC|I|77}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|21}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US-Bus|21|dab1=Fort Mill}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|321}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|US-Bus|321|dab1=York}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|5}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Bus|5|dab1=York}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|5|dab1=Rock Hill}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|49}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|55}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|72}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|122}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|160}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|160|dab1=Fort Mill}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|160|dab1=Fort Mill}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|161}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Bus|161|dab1=York}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|274}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|322}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC|901}}
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===Major infrastructure===
* [[Rock Hill/York County Airport]]