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Also known as Tega Cay, South Carolina, Tega Cay, SC

city in York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Key facts

Country
United States
State
South Carolina
County
York
Type
City
Total
4.49 sq mi (11.64 km )
Land
4.49 sq mi (11.62 km )
Water
0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Density
2,859.3/sq mi (1,103.99/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes
803, 839
Fips code
45-71417
Website
www.tegacaysc.org

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Encyclopedic overview

Tega Cay is a planned city in York County, South Carolina, United States, located west of Fort Mill and north of Rock Hill. It is a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was recorded at 12,832 as of the 2020 U.S. Census.

Tega Cay is located on a peninsula along Lake Wylie, twenty miles south of Charlotte. The name Tega Cay allegedly comes from an unknown Polynesian language and means "Beautiful Peninsula", however, this is unconfirmed.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tega Cay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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