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Place Name
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Rock Hill
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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41,643 (1990)
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Location
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York County, South Carolina (SC), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°56'N
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Longitude
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81°01'W
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Rock Hill
, city (1990 pop. 41,643), York co., N S.C.,
21 mi/34 km SSW of Charlotte, N.C., near
Catawba R; 34°56'N 81°01'W. An important textile center, it also
has industries producing paper, glass, fabricated metal prods.,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles, printing and publishing, food. A
beautifully landscaped flower garden is in the center of the city. Rock
Hill is the seat of Winthrop Univ. and a York Technical Col. The co.
fair and a co. horse show are held here annually. A
25 mi/40 km long impoundment of the nearby
Catawba R. provides water recreation. Mus. of York Co. to N. Andrew
Jackson State Park lies to SE. Catawba Nuclear Power Plants 1 and 2
nearby to NW. Inc. 1870.
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