What does Fort Mill's Government look like?

The government of Fort Mill takes place within the framework of a mayor-council system. Currently, the town council of Fort Mill consists of six board members, two of whom serve from at-large districts, while the remainder of the council represent each of four wards. Elections are held in accordance with United States election regulations every two years, and council members serve staggered four year terms. The town council currently meets the second Monday of each month. The town of Fort Mill currently has five boards and commissions. These are the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning Commission, the Historical Review Board, the Elections Commission, and the Housing Authority Board. Members of boards and commissions are appointed on a volunteer basis.

Fort Mill is the primary community within the Fort Mill School District, which also serves children from the nearby community of Tega Cay. The Fort Mill school district is considered one of the best school districts in the state of South Carolina.

Fort Mill is currently represented by the following legislators:

• US Senate: Senior Senator Lindsey Graham (R) and Junior Senator Jim DeMint (R)
• US House: John Spratt (D), as part of South Carolina's 5th congressional district
• South Carolina Senate: Chauncey K. Gregory (R) as part of South Carolina Senate District 16
• South Carolina House of Representatives: J. "Mick" Michael Mulvaney (R) as part of South Carolina House District 45

The northern portions of Fort Mill Township are represented in the South Carolina House by Carl L. Gullick (R) as part of South Carolina House District 48.

What is the history of Fort Mill, SC

The Town of Fort Mill was established in 1873. It takes its name from a colonial-era fort built by the British, and a grist mill on nearby Steele Creek. The Catawba Indians made their home in Fort Mill for many years. Scotch-Irish settlers began arriving in the 1750's and 1760's and a small settlement soon developed. Fort Mill grew rapidly in the late 1800's as textile mills were established.

Highlights in Fort Mill's history include:

• Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet passed through the area in their flight for Richmond in 1865. The last meeting of the full Confederate Cabinet was held at the White Homestead in Fort Mill.

• Fort Mill was the home of Elliott White Springs, WWI flying ace, author, industrialist, and a member of the South Carolina Hall of Fame.

• In the mid-1700's, Thomas Spratt and his wife, Elizabeth, were traveling through upper South Carolina in their wagon. They spent a night among the friendly Catawba Indians and were invited to stay and live in the area on a large tract of land given to them. They became the first white settlers in the Fort Mill area and their descendants still live in the area.

What is the Geography and Climate of Fort Mill?

Fort Mill is located at 35°0?21?N 80°56?49?W? / ?35.00583, -80.94694 (35.005747, -80.947020)^.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.00 km²), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.30%) is water. Interstate 77 passes through the western portions of the town, and exit 85 is signed "South Carolina Highway 160/Fort Mill." SC 160 is the main east-west street in Fort Mill.

The Town of Fort Mill will be holding a final public hearing in October on a proposed annexation that will effectively double the town's physical size. Fort Mill has three golf courses. The city also maintains three parks, Harris Street Park, Steele Street Park, and Doby Bridge Park. All three parks have picnic shelters, children's playgrounds, and restrooms. Doby Bridge and Harris Street Parks have lighted baseball fields, Steele Street and Harris Street Parks have basketball courts, and Steele Street Park has a small water park.^[1] The town also maintains a banquet hall rentable through the parks and recreation department.

Fort Mill is located in a humid subtropical climate, Cfa in the Köppen climate classification. This means that the city experiences four distinct seasons, although the variation between the seasons is not as pronounced as in other parts of the United States. Generally, daily maximum temperatures in the summer are between 90 and 95°F (32 and 35°C), with nighttime low temperatures of approximately 70°F (21°C). In winter daily maximum temperatures average between 50 and 55°F (10 and 13°C) while nighttime low temperatures are near 32°F (0°C). Occasional readings as high as 105°F (41°C) or as low as 20°F (-9°C) do occur. Summers are generally humid and prone to thunderstorms, while winters are rainy. Snow does occur nearly every winter, but usually does not accumulate or persist as ground cover. Fort Mill experiences rainfall related to tropical cyclones but is generally too far inland to experience damaging winds from same. There is a lake called lake Wylie.