Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and man.. (Native American proverb, Sioux).
Lake Wylie, South Carolina. For the lake, see Lake Wylie. Lake Wylie is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,841 at the 2010 census. Lake Wylie is located on a peninsula along the shore of Lake Wylie, a reservoir that was named for Dr. W. Gil Wylie in 1960.
The Lake is predominately located in the South Carolina county of Oconee, which is located in the northwestern section of the triangularly-shaped state near the Blue Ridge Mountains range. Parts of the lake extend into Pickens County, which is directly east and adjacent to Oconee county.