In a friendly ‘battle’ that’s been going on for several years now, the city of Rock Hill SC edged out Mount Pleasant SC by a whopping 151 people to be named the 4th largest city in the state of South Carolina.
According to the 2007 Census estimate, Rock Hill has 64,858 people while Mount Pleasant has 64,707 .
Apparently, the two towns have been locked in this friendly battle for years now as they’ve leap frogged and swapped places several times now. The city of Mount Pleasnat has experienced some pretty significant growth since 1990, growing by about 115%, whereas Rock Hill has only grown about 56% during that same time period.
Fortunately, both cities seem to be enjoying the ‘battle for bodies’ as Mount Pleasant’s town administrator, Mac Burdette, was quoted as saying, ““That’s close, isn’t it. We’ll have to put out some signs in Mount Pleasant that say, ‘Have more babies. Rock Hill has more people than us.’â€
Well, coming from someone that loves Rock Hill, I’d be more than happy to see us maintain our position for many years to come!
