Editing Fort Mill, South Carolina

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| subdivision_name2  = [[York County, South Carolina|York]]

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| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Guynn Savage<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Government |url=https://fortmillsc.gov/27/Your-Government |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=fortmillsc.gov}}</ref>
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| population_demonym = Fort Millionaire
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'''Fort Mill''', also known as '''Fort Mill Township''', is a town in [[York County, South Carolina]], United States. It is a suburb of [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the town was 24,521.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Some businesses and residents in the [[Indian Land, South Carolina|Indian Land]] community of neighboring Lancaster County share a Fort Mill mailing address, but the official town boundary extends only within York County.

The Fort Mill area is home to notable businesses such as the headquarters of [[Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps]] (who were [[DCI World Championships|DCI World Champions]] in 2013), [[LPL Financial]],<ref name=Website>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article11219891.html "LPL Financial breaks ground on Fort Mill, SC, headquarters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220713/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article11219891.html |date=April 16, 2017 }} Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 16, 2017</ref> [[Continental Tire|Continental Tire the Americas (Lancaster County), LLC.]], [[CompuCom Systems]], [[Diversey, Inc.]], [[Sunbelt Rentals]], [[Domtar]], [[Springs Industries]], [[Shutterfly]],<ref name=SFWebsite>[http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-24-2012/shutterfly-fort-mill-sc-expansion-26626422.shtml "Shutterfly Expands East Coast Manufacturing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221350/http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-24-2012/shutterfly-fort-mill-sc-expansion-26626422.shtml |date=April 16, 2017 }} AreaDevelopment.com, Retrieved April 16, 2017</ref> [[Red Ventures]] (Lancaster County), [[Daimler Truck North America|Daimler Trucks North America]], and [[Puckerbutt Pepper Company]], known for originally producing the [[Carolina Reaper]]<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/puckerbutt-pepper-company-makes-worlds-hottest-peppers-and-hot-sauces.html "Puckerbutt Pepper Company Makes World's Hottest Peppers And Sauces"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042019/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/puckerbutt-pepper-company-makes-worlds-hottest-peppers-and-hot-sauces.html |date=November 9, 2020 }} CNBC. Retrieved December 11, 2020</ref> and [[Pepper X]].<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/hottest-chili "Hottest chilli pepper | Guinness World Records"]</ref>

==History==
The town of Fort Mill was established in 1873, getting its name from its location between two points, the first, a fort constructed by British in colonial times to protect the Catawba Indians from marauding tribes to the north, and the second point of Webb's Mill.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bradley|first1=Francis|title=Palmetto Place Names|url=https://dspace.ychistory.org/bitstream/handle/11030/70869/00000385.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|access-date=February 17, 2018|publisher=The State|date=August 31, 1958|archive-date=February 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218023927/https://dspace.ychistory.org/bitstream/handle/11030/70869/00000385.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Catawba (tribe)|Catawba]] Indians made their home in present-day Fort Mill for many years. [[Ulster Scots people|Scots-Irish]] settlers began arriving in the 1750s and 1760s and a small settlement soon developed. Fort Mill grew rapidly in the late 19th century as [[textile mill]]s were established. After many textile mill shut-downs the town continued to grow rapidly and became a major suburb of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]].

Highlights in Fort Mill's history include:
* In the mid-18th century, Thomas Spratt and his wife Elizabeth were traveling through upper South Carolina in their wagon. They spent a night among the friendly [[Catawba (tribe)|Catawba]] Indians and were invited to stay and live in the area on a large tract of land given to them. They became the first white settlers in the Fort Mill area and their descendants still reside there. Their descendant, [[John Spratt]], represented the area in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2011.
* The town of Fort Mill was the site of the last Confederate Government Cabinet meeting (1865).<ref name=FMWebsite/> [[Jefferson Davis]] and the Confederate Cabinet passed through the area during their flight from Richmond in 1865. The last meeting of the full Confederate Cabinet was held at the White Homestead in Fort Mill. Fort Mill's Confederate Park contains the nation's only [[Loyal slaves monument|monument]] to slaves laboring on the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] side of the [[American Civil War]].
* In the 1970s and 1980s, Fort Mill was the home to TV evangelist [[Jim Bakker]]'s now defunct [[Heritage USA]] (now reopened as [[Heritage International Ministries]]).

The [[Banks-Mack House]], [[Fort Mill Downtown Historic District]], [[Mack-Belk House]], [[Mills House (Fort Mill, South Carolina)|Mills House]], [[Nation Ford Road]], [[National Guard Armory (Fort Mill, South Carolina)|National Guard Armory]], [[Spratt Cemetery]], [[Springfield Plantation House (Fort Mill, South Carolina)|Springfield Plantation House]], [[Thornwell-Elliott House]], [[Unity Presbyterian Church Complex]], [[John M. White House]], [[William Elliott White House]], and [[Wilson House (Fort Mill, South Carolina)|Wilson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|19.97|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|19.71|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.26|sqmi}} (1.30%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/> [[Interstate 77 in South Carolina|Interstate 77]] passes through the western portions of the town, and exit 85 is signed "[[South Carolina Highway 160]]/Fort Mill." SC 160 is the main east–west street in Fort Mill.

The town of Fort Mill held a final public hearing in October 2008 on a proposed annexation that doubled the town's physical size.<ref name="Annexation">{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Jonathan|title=Fort Mill 11 #5|url=http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/community/fort-mill-times/article11989184.html|website=The Herald|publisher=The Herald|access-date=June 17, 2016|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115104621/http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/community/fort-mill-times/article11989184.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fort Mill has three golf courses. The town also maintains six parks: Harris Street Park, Steele Street Park, Doby Bridge Park, Calhoun Street Park, Veterans Park and Walter Elisha Park. Three of the six parks have picnic shelters, children's playgrounds, and restrooms. Doby Bridge and Harris Street Parks have lighted baseball fields, with Steele Street and Harris Street Parks having [[basketball]] courts, and Steele Street Park having a small [[water park]].<ref name=FMWebsite/> The town also maintains a banquet hall rentable through the parks and recreation department.

===Climate===
Fort Mill is located in a [[humid subtropical climate]], Cfa in the [[Köppen climate classification]]. This means that the city experiences four distinct seasons, although the variation between the seasons is not as pronounced as in other parts of the United States. Generally, daytime maximum temperatures in the summer are around {{convert|90|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, with nighttime low temperatures of approximately {{convert|70|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. In winter, daytime maxima average around {{convert|50|°F|°C|abbr=on}} while nighttime low temperatures are near {{convert|30|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Occasional readings as high as {{convert|105|°F|°C|abbr=on}} are seen, reaching a high of {{convert|108|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 2007 or as low as {{convert|−5|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1989. Summers are generally humid and prone to thunderstorms, while winters are rainy with sleet and occasional snow. Snow might fall during the winter but usually does not accumulate or persist as ground cover. Fort Mill experiences rainfall related to [[tropical cyclone]]s but is generally too far inland to experience damaging winds. Fort Mill has not had any direct hits from any tropical systems since 1989, when [[Hurricane Hugo]] devastated the area.

The most common soil in Fort Mill is [[Cecil (soil)|Cecil series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/ |title=SoilWeb |access-date=July 12, 2016 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514215427/http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 290
|1890= 689
|1900= 1394
|1910= 1616
|1920= 1940
|1930= 2112
|1940= 2919
|1950= 3204
|1960= 3315
|1970= 4505
|1980= 4162
|1990= 4930
|2000= 7587
|2010= 10811
|2020= 24521
|estyear=2023
|estimate=33626
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fortmilltownsouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Fort Mill town, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516180018/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fortmilltownsouthcarolina|url-status=live}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085226/https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Fort Mill racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4526890&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215184008/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4526890&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|17,210
|70.18%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,965
|12.09%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|81
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1,294
|5.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,296
|5.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,671
|6.81%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 24,521 people, 6,130 households, and 4,854 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 10,811 people, 4,168 households, and 2,184 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 661.6 people per square mile. There were 4,479 housing units at an average density of 676.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 77.6% [[White American|White]], 17.6% [[African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 2,890 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $68,250, and the median income for a family was $79,495. Males had a median income of $58,986 versus $40,819 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $36,548. About 7.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Bridgetree]], a data collection service, is located here.

==Arts and culture==
Fort Mill is home to numerous attractions and, while a growing town, it has access to many amenities outside its jurisdiction in the nearby cities of Charlotte and Rock Hill.
* A portion of [[Cedar Fair]]'s [[Carowinds]] amusement park is located in Fort Mill.
* Upper Room Chapel is a replica of Jerusalem's Upper Room where the Last Supper was held.
* [[Fort Mill Downtown Historic District]] is the location of Confederate Park, Memorial Park, and several retail shops. The ''Fort Mill Times'' (ceased publication 2020) and ''Fort Mill Magazine'' are also located on Main Street. One of the Confederate monuments in Confederate Park is the [[loyal slaves monument]], dedicated to the proposition that slaves were loyal and gladly helpful to the Confederacy.
* Annually, Fort Mill is home to the St. Phillip Neri Italian Festival at the local [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] parish and the Strawberry Festival held at Walter Elisha Park.

Fort Mill is also known for its peach orchards and the [[Anne Springs Close Greenway]], an extensive [[nature preserve]] consisting of approximately {{convert|2,300|acre|km2}} of lakes, forests, and pastures that provide trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding.

==Sports==
Fort Mill is the Home of the [[PrimeTime Players]], a Minor League Basketball Franchise who currently plays in the [[East Coast Basketball League]] . The PrimeTime Players are four-time Minor League champions, having won Championships in the TRBL 2012-2014 and the ECBL in 2015. The PrimeTime Players play their home games at Banks Street Gym at 490 Academy Street.

Fort Mill is also home to [[Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps|Carolina Crown]], a competitive drum and bugle corps. As a member of [[Drum Corps International|Drum Corps International (DCI)]], Carolina Crown won one World Class championship (2013), won the silver medal three times (2009, 2012, 2015), the bronze medal three times (2016, 2017, 2023), and one Division II championship (1993).

==Government==
The government of Fort Mill takes place within the framework of a [[Council-Manager form of government|Council-Manager Form]]. Currently, the town council of Fort Mill consists of six board members, two of whom serve from [[at-large]] districts, while the remainder of the council represent each of four wards. Elections are held in accordance with United States [[elections in the United States|election regulations]] every two years, and council members serve staggered four year terms.<ref name=FMWebsite/> The town council meets the second Monday of each month. The town of Fort Mill currently has four boards and commissions. These are the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning Commission, the Historical Review Board, and the Housing Authority Board. Members of boards and commissions are appointed on a volunteer basis.

The current mayor is Guynn Savage, who was sworn on January 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marks|first1=John|title=Savage sworn in as Fort Mill’s new mayor|url=http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/community/fort-mill-times/article54279155.html|website=Herald Online|publisher=The Herald|access-date=January 22, 2016|archive-date=January 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129074527/http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/community/fort-mill-times/article54279155.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fort Mill is currently represented by the following legislators:<ref name=FMWebsite/>
* [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]: Senior Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]] and Junior Senator [[Tim Scott]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]]
* [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]: [[Ralph Norman]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]], as part of [[South Carolina's 5th congressional district]]
* [[South Carolina Senate]]: Michael Johnson [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]] as part of South Carolina Senate district 16
* [[South Carolina House of Representatives]]: [[Brandon Newton|Brandon Michael Newton]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]] as part of South Carolina House district 45 (eastern Fort Mill Township and adjoining Lancaster County)

Fort Mill and northern portions of its township are represented in the South Carolina House by [[Raye Felder|R. Raye Felder]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]] as part of South Carolina House district 26.<ref name=FMWebsite/>

==Education==
[[File:Fort Mill High School 3.jpg|thumb|[[Fort Mill High School]]]]
Fort Mill is the primary community within the Fort Mill School District, which also serves children from the nearby community of [[Tega Cay, South Carolina|Tega Cay]].

Fort Mill has a [[public library]], a branch of the York County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | access-date=June 13, 2019 | archive-date=June 7, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607194043/https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Steve Byrnes]] {{ndash}} [[NASCAR]] on Fox reporter
* [[Ed Currie]] {{ndash}} breeder of the world's hottest peppers, the [[Carolina Reaper]] and [[Pepper X]]
* [[Thomas Lee Hall]] {{ndash}} [[World War I]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Lee Hall {{!}} World War I {{!}} U.S. Army {{!}} Medal of Honor Recipient |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/thomas-l-hall |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330003316/https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/thomas-l-hall |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Cheslie Kryst]] {{ndash}} [[Miss USA 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Bollinger |first=Cristina |date=May 2, 2019 |title=Miss North Carolina USA, a Charlotte lawyer, takes the crown. She’s the new Miss USA. |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article229975229.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503164242/https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article229975229.html |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2019 |publisher=News Observer}}</ref>
* [[Rick Newsom]] {{ndash}} NASCAR [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup]] driver
* [[Randy Primas]] {{ndash}} first African-American [[Mayor of Camden, New Jersey]] (1981–1990)<ref name=ph>{{cite news|first=Claudia|last=Vargas|title=Current and former S.J. politicos attend funeral of former Camden Mayor Randy Primas|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/camden_flow/142150386.html|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] (Camden Flow)|date=March 9, 2012|access-date=March 11, 2012|archive-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123034244/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/camden_flow/142150386.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Rymer]] {{ndash}} golf commentator, member of Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, winner of U.S. Junior Amateur in 1985
* [[Elliott White Springs|Elliot White Springs]] {{ndash}} World War I flying ace, author, industrialist, and a member of the [[South Carolina Hall of Fame]]
* [[Melvin Stewart]] {{ndash}} Olympic swimmer and medalist, co-founder of [[SwimSwam]]<ref name="Noden6Jul1992">Noden, Merrell (July 6, 1992). [https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/06/swimming-great-expectations-melvin-stewarts-journey-from-the-world-of-the-ptl-ministry-to-his-life-as-the-worlds-best-butterflyer-has-been-well-dickensian "Great Expectations: Melvin Stewart's Journey From the World of the PTL Ministry to his Life as the World's Best Butterflyer Has Been Well, Dickensian"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720171017/https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/06/swimming-great-expectations-melvin-stewarts-journey-from-the-world-of-the-ptl-ministry-to-his-life-as-the-worlds-best-butterflyer-has-been-well-dickensian |date=July 20, 2021 }}. ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. Retrieved July 20, 2021.</ref><ref name="CM20Jul2010">[https://www.charlottemagazine.com/where-are-they-now-mel-stewart/ "Where Are They Now?: Mel Stewart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720190918/https://www.charlottemagazine.com/where-are-they-now-mel-stewart/ |date=July 20, 2021 }}. ''[[Charlotte Magazine]]''. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2021.</ref>
* [[Vance Walker]] {{ndash}} [[NFL]] defensive tackle for the [[Denver Broncos]]
* [[Isabella Robusto]] {{ndash}} stock car racing driver
* [[James E. Williams]] {{ndash}} [[Medal of Honor]] recipient and [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshal]] of South Carolina
* [[Ricky Wysocki]] {{ndash}} 2016 [[disc golf]] world champion

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in South Carolina]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{osmrelation|194085}}
* {{Official website|https://fortmillsc.gov}}

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{{York County, South Carolina}}
{{South Carolina}}
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[[Category:Fort Mill, South Carolina| ]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in York County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:South Carolina populated places on the Catawba River]]