Located off the shore of Lake Murray and only ten miles from Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, Irmo was a sleepy little town of 500 people in the early 1970's. Today with more than 12,000 residents Irmo is one of the country's most sought after places to live.

The Cherokee Indians first roamed the waterways and woodlands of this area while following the Cherokee Trail. Later German and Swiss immigrants were the first Westerners to settle the area bounded by the Broad and Saluda Rivers and extending to the Newberry county line. Germans, using land grants from the King of England, settled the Dutch Fork area in the mid 18th century. Self-sufficient farms were established in spite of the rocky, red clay that was unsuitable for plantation farming.

The origin of Irmo tells the story of the railroad's influence.  Irmo was incorporated in 1890 and flourished along the tracks of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroads on the high ridge between the rivers. The town was named by combining the first two letters of the names of two railroad company men - C.J. Iredell and H.C. Moseley.

A quarter of a century later, the largest earthen dam in the world (at that time) was built across the Saluda River, forming Lake Murray. The dam, along with the construction of I-26 adjacent to Irmo in the late 1950's, made possible the continuing rapid growth of the greater Irmo area. The beautiful Lake Murray provides much sought after real estate along its 528 miles of shoreline and provides a recreational paradise for the residents of Irmo - truly the "Gateway to Lake Murray".

Happenings

    Special Election - There will be a special election on March 6, 2012 to fill the vacant Council seat and complete the unexpired term (ending November 30, 2013). Filing opens at 12:00 noon on December 23, 2011 and closes at 12:00 noon on January 3, 2012.  Filing packets can be picked up at the Town Hall during normal business hours.
 

     Construction Projects

• The Town has been approved for a Federal Grant in the amount of $157,850.00 to construct a sidewalk along S. Royal Tower Drive between Friarsgate Boulevard and Chadford Road.  SCDOT will manage this project and construction is expected in early 2012.

• The Town has been approved for a Federal Grant in the amount of $151,254.00 to construct a
  sidewalk along College Street beginning at the CVS on Lake Murray Boulevard and continuing around the corner on Eastview Drive to the entrance of Fox Run (Battery Road).  SCDOT will manage this project and construction is projected for the summer of 2012.
  
  
   

                         Summer Concert Schedule 
    
             Concerts begin at 6:00PM and generally last till 7:30PM       

                                            Date                                            Performers
                                         
                                           2012 Schedule Released in March 2012
                                                  
                                                                                                                            
           

Demographics
(2010 Census)