Rock Hill, South Carolina
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 Location in South Carolina
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1892 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South carolina |
| County : | York County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 56 ′ N , 81 ° 2 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 68,094 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 609.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 111.8 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 111.8 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 206 m |
| Postcodes : | 29730-29734 |
| Area code : | +1 803 |
| FIPS : | 45-61405 |
| GNIS ID : | 1250417 |
| Website : | www.cityofrockhill.com |
| Mayor : | John Gettys ( D ) |
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Rock Hill is the largest city ( City ) in York County with nearly 70,000 inhabitants, is the fourth largest in the US state of South Carolina .
In the place on Interstate 77 and US Highway 21 are next to Clinton Junior College and Winthrop University, the Giordana Velodrome and a factory of the fire truck manufacturer Seagrave Fire Apparatus .
The city near the Catawba nuclear power station , 40 kilometers south of Charlotte and a good 100 kilometers north of Columbia , has a palette of musicians, including the bands Four Pickled Peppers and Emery .
The Wuppertal-based company Coroplast , market leader in the manufacture of adhesive tapes and wiring harness systems , has been operating a location in Rock Hill since 2014 .
Personalities
- David Ball (born 1953), country musician
- Ralph Norman (* 1953), politician
- Jadeveon Clowney (born 1993), American football player
- James T. Ellis (1938–2012), singer
- David E. Finley (1861-1917), politician
- Thomas S. Gettys (1912–2003), politician
- Michael J. Jenkins (born 1986), basketball player
- Torrell Martin (born 1985), basketball player
- Cordarrelle Patterson (born 1991), American football player
- Leon Rippy (born 1949), actor
- Ironing Board Sam (* 1939), keyboard player
- Stephon Gilmore (born 1990), American football player
Web links
Commons : Rock Hill, South Carolina - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rock Hill in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 13, 2014