The City of Tega Cay is a planned city located on Lake Wylie, north of the Catawba River in York County, South Carolina. The name Tega Cay is Polynesian for “Beautiful Peninsula.” The population was over 4,000 as of the 2000 census. True to its name, Tega Cay is located on a peninsula in twenty miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina.  The city’s slogan is “The Good Life.”

 

Tega Cay Real Estate History

 In 1970 the Ervin Company broke ground on 1,600 wooded acres of land on Lake Wylie previously owned by Duke Power Company. They named the area Tega Cay which means “beautiful peninsula” in Polynesian. First they built the roads and the huge clubhouse, pools, tennis courts and golf course.  Then house construction began, and a guard gate was installed at the entrance. The Polynesian theme was carried out everywhere, from street names to home design to the clubhouse décor and even the guard shack.

In1982, in the midst of the developer filing bankruptcy, Tega Cay became a city in order to ensure the
rights and protect the best interests of the Tega Cay homeowners and to better direct the community’s
future. The people chose the strong Mayor form of government, with a mayor and four council members
serving two-year terms. The Police Department was established in July 1983. In the fall of 2000, the City annexed three new areas consisting of Stonecrest, Crescent and Nivens Creek Landing. Stonecrest will bring the first planned retail and commercial properties to the City, along with town homes and apartments. Crescent will consist of town homes, while Nivens Creek is owned by Duke Power and serves as a boat ramp for area residents.