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.
Designed to provide water for towns in four counties, the construction of the Lavon Dam and Reservoir 5 miles (8 km) north of town, and the selection of Wylie to house the offices of the North Texas Municipal Water District, pushed the population to 1,804 in 1960. In the 1990s, Wylie saw two disasters.