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Horry County, South Carolina
New Horry County Courthouse and county office complex, Conway, South Carolina (18 November 2006)
Horry County Government and Justice Center
Seal of Horry County, South Carolina
Seal
Map of South Carolina highlighting Horry County
Location in the state of South Carolina
Map of the U.S
South Carolina's location in the U.S.
Founded 1801
Named for Peter Horry
Seat Conway
Largest city Myrtle Beach
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,255 sq mi (3,250 km²)
1,134 sq mi (2,937 km²)
121 sq mi (313 km²), 9.6%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

351,029
237/sq mi (92/km²)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.horrycounty.org

Horry County ( /ˈɒr/ ORR-ee) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway.[2]

Horry County is included in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, approximately 90 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 130 miles east of the state capital, Columbia.

History[]

Horry County County (pronounced O'Ree) was incorporated in 1801. At that time the county had an estimated population of 550. It was completely surrounded by water, which forced the inhabitants to survive virtually without any assistance from the "outside world". This caused the county residents to become an extremely independent populace, and they named their county "The Independent Republic of Horry". The county was named after, and in honor of, Revolutionary War hero, Peter Horry[3] who was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743. Horry started his military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains, elected by the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, to serve the 1st and 2nd Regiments. In 1790 he was assigned to the South Carolina militia under Brigadier General Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion[4][5]

On October 29, 2012, the county paid homage to the man for whom the county is named by unveiling a bronze sculpture of Peter Horry inside the Horry County Government and Justice Center. The sculpture was designed by Lubbock, Texas artist Garland Weeks, and Coastal Monument of Conway, South Carolina designed the stone base. Located on the base of the sculpture are the names of the 1801 commissioners on one side and the names of 2011 Horry County Council members on the other side a brief bio of Peter Horry on the front. It cost slightly more than $16,200 for both the bust/sculpture and the stone base.[6] [7]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,255 square miles (3,250 km2), of which 1,134 square miles (2,940 km2) is land and 121 square miles (310 km2) (9.6%) is water.[8] It is the largest county by area in South Carolina. The highest point in the county is 124 ft. above sea level.[4]

Horry County is located in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. It is a diverse land made up of rivers, beaches, forest and swamps. Horry County is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Little Pee Dee River and Drowning Creek (also known as the Lumber River) on Horry's western side, and North Carolina to the north. Waccamaw River, approximately 140 miles (225 km) long, runs through southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina into Horry County. The river runs through the coastal plain, along the eastern border between the two states, and into the Atlantic Ocean.[9]

Adjacent counties[]

National protected area[]

  • Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1810 4,349
1820 5,025 15.5%
1830 5,245 4.4%
1840 5,755 9.7%
1850 7,646 32.9%
1860 7,962 4.1%
1870 10,721 34.7%
1880 15,574 45.3%
1890 19,256 23.6%
1900 23,364 21.3%
1910 26,995 15.5%
1920 32,077 18.8%
1930 39,376 22.8%
1940 51,951 31.9%
1950 59,820 15.1%
1960 68,247 14.1%
1970 69,992 2.6%
1980 101,419 44.9%
1990 144,053 42.0%
2000 196,629 36.5%
2010 269,291 37.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2020[1]
Horry museum 0771

Horry County Museum, Conway, South Carolina

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 269,291 people, 112,225 households, and 72,254 families residing in the county.[14] The population density was 237.5 inhabitants per square mile (91.7 /km2). There were 185,992 housing units at an average density of 164.0 per square mile (63.3 /km2).[15] The racial makeup of the county was 79.9% white, 13.4% black or African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.2% of the population.[14] In terms of ancestry, 15.3% were American, 13.3% were Irish, 12.8% were German, 11.3% were English, and 6.1% were Italian.[16]

Of the 112,225 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 41.1 years.[14]

The median income for a household in the county was $43,142 and the median income for a family was $51,608. Males had a median income of $37,351 versus $29,525 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,811. About 11.6% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.[17]

Politics[]

Horry County used to be loyally Democratic, even by the standards of the Solid South. In 1936, Republican Candidate Alf Landon did not receive a single vote in Horry County. However, in 1964, Barry Goldwater carried the county by a margin almost as large as John F. Kennedy's 1960 margin. It has voted Republican in every election since, with the exception of supporting the third-party candidacy of Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1968 and neighboring Georgia's Jimmy Carter in 1976. While conservative Democrats continued to hold most local offices into the 1990s, today there are almost no elected Democrats above the county level.

United States presidential election results for Horry County, South Carolina[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 118,821 66.11% 59,180 32.92% 1,743 0.97%
2016 89,288 67.17% 39,410 29.65% 4,222 3.18%
2012 72,127 64.17% 38,885 34.60% 1,381 1.23%
2008 64,609 61.65% 38,879 37.10% 1,310 1.25%
2004 50,447 62.01% 29,547 36.32% 1,353 1.66%
2000 40,300 56.55% 29,113 40.85% 1,852 2.60%
1996 26,159 47.86% 23,722 43.40% 4,772 8.73%
1992 23,489 45.87% 18,896 36.90% 8,819 17.22%
1988 24,843 64.68% 13,316 34.67% 250 0.65%
1984 20,396 69.23% 8,940 30.34% 127 0.43%
1980 14,323 49.62% 13,888 48.12% 653 2.26%
1976 9,339 37.18% 15,720 62.59% 58 0.23%
1972 15,324 76.84% 4,437 22.25% 183 0.92%
1968 3,924 26.97% 3,924 26.97% 6,701 46.06%
1964 8,293 60.37% 5,444 39.63% 0 0.00%
1960 3,768 38.55% 6,006 61.45% 0 0.00%
1956 1,092 13.36% 4,835 59.17% 2,244 27.46%
1952 3,716 45.29% 4,489 54.71% 0 0.00%
1948 113 2.85% 503 12.70% 3,345 84.45%
1944 137 5.02% 2,403 88.09% 188 6.89%
1940 164 7.21% 2,111 92.79% 0 0.00%
1936 0 0.00% 2,927 100.00% 0 0.00%
1932 29 0.89% 3,224 99.11% 0 0.00%
1928 27 2.16% 1,224 97.84% 0 0.00%
1924 1 0.07% 1,346 99.70% 3 0.22%
1920 49 2.79% 1,709 97.21% 0 0.00%
1916 0 0.00% 1,638 99.57% 7 0.43%
1912 13 1.47% 863 97.73% 7 0.79%
1908 56 4.30% 1,247 95.70% 0 0.00%
1904 40 3.92% 980 96.08% 0 0.00%
1900 79 5.61% 1,330 94.39% 0 0.00%
1896 196 12.50% 1,372 87.50% 0 0.00%



Law enforcement[]

Horry County has its own police force, the Horry County Police Department, which provides 24-hour services to the unincorporated areas of the county. It is the only county police department in the State of South Carolina.[19] The Horry County Sheriff's Office is responsible for numerous tasks that include: courthouse security, processing of warrants, fingerprinting, registration of sex offenders, funeral escorts, background checks and managing the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.[20] The South Carolina Highway Patrol has a Troop 5 barracks located in Conway, and they provide services throughout the county.[21] Myrtle Beach, Conway, Briarcliffe Acres, Atlantic Beach, Surfside Beach, Loris, and Aynor all have their own Police Departments, which patrol within the relevant town or city's border. North Myrtle Beach has a Public Safety Department, which provides police and fire services in the city of North Myrtle Beach.[22]

Economy[]

In 2013, PTR Industries[23] relocated to the Cool Springs Business Park[24] near Aynor from Bristol, Connecticut after that state passed restrictive gun control legislation following the many deaths in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in the state. Twenty-one employees are relocating from Bristol. The company said that it will hire an additional 30 workers within the first quarter of 2014, with a goal of having 120 employees in 2017.[25]

Transportation[]

Airports[]

  • Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
  • Grand Strand Airport - North Myrtle Beach (CRE)
  • Conway-Horry County Airport (HYW)
  • Twin City Airport - Loris (5J9)
  • Green Sea Airport (S79)

Mass transit[]

  • The Coast RTA[26] - Bus system operating seven days a week, 364 days a year. 15 routes throughout the Horry County/Grand Strand area, including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Conway, Loris, and Aynor.

Major highways[]

  • I-73 (Future) Future I-73
  • I-74 (Future) Future I-74
  • US 17 US 17 (BUS)
  • US 76 US 76
  • US 378 US 378
  • US 501 US 501 (BUS)
  • US 701 US 701
  • South Carolina 9 SC 9
  • South Carolina 22 SC 22
  • South Carolina 31 SC 31
  • South Carolina 65 SC 65
  • South Carolina 90 SC 90
  • South Carolina 179 SC 179
  • South Carolina 319 SC 319
  • South Carolina 410 SC 410
  • South Carolina 544 SC 544
  • South Carolina 707 SC 707
  • South Carolina 905 SC 905
  • South Carolina 917 SC 917

Communities[]

Cities[]

  • Conway (county seat)
  • Loris
  • Myrtle Beach
  • North Myrtle Beach

Towns[]

  • Atlantic Beach
  • Aynor
  • Briarcliffe Acres
  • Surfside Beach

Census-designated places[]

  • Bucksport
  • Forestbrook
  • Garden City
  • Little River
  • Red Hill
  • Socastee

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Adrian
  • Allsbrook
  • Baxter Forks
  • Bayboro
  • Brooksville
  • Bucksville
  • Burgess
  • Carolina Forest
  • Causey
  • Cedar Branch
  • Cherry Grove
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Cool Spring
  • Crescent Beach
  • Daisy
  • Dog Bluff
  • Dongola
  • Duford
  • Fantasy Harbour
  • Floyds
  • Galivants Ferry
  • Glass Hill
  • Green Sea
  • Gurley
  • Hand
  • Hammond
  • Hickory Grove
  • Homewood
  • Ingram Beach
  • Jordanville
  • Ketchuptown
  • Klondike
  • Konig
  • Little Town
  • Longs
  • Nixonville
  • Nixons Crossroads
  • Ocean Drive Beach
  • Pine Island
  • Playcard
  • Polecat Landing
  • Poplar
  • Red Bluff Crossroads
  • Stephens Crossroads
  • Shell
  • Springmaid Beach
  • Toddville
  • Wampee
  • Windy Hill Beach

See also[]

  • Horry County Schools
  • Hot and Hot Fish Club
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Horry County, South Carolina
  • Tuckahoe Bay

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45/45051.html. Retrieved November 22, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 161. http://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  4. ^ a b Horry County 2011-2012 Budget: Community Profile on page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Horry County 2011-2012 Budget:Community Profile on page 24" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ^ Francis Marion (1732-1795)
  6. ^ Dickerson, Brad (29 October 2012). "Horry County honors its namesake". The Sun News. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/10/29/3142239/horry-county-honors-its-namesake.html#storylink=misearch. Retrieved 30 October 2012. 
  7. ^ "Sculpture of Gen. Peter Horry being unveiled". Associated Press. 29 October 2012. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/10/29/3140836/sculpture-of-gen-peter-horry-being.html#storylink=misearch. Retrieved 30 October 2012. 
  8. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_45.txt. Retrieved March 17, 2015. 
  9. ^ A Historical Look at Horry County
  10. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. Retrieved March 17, 2015. 
  11. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved March 17, 2015. 
  12. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sc190090.txt. Retrieved March 17, 2015. 
  13. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. Retrieved March 17, 2015. 
  14. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45051. Retrieved 2016-03-09. 
  15. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45051. Retrieved 2016-03-09. 
  16. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45051. Retrieved 2016-03-09. 
  17. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45051. Retrieved 2016-03-09. 
  18. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  19. ^ "Horry County Government: Police Department Info Page". Horry County Government. http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Police.aspx. Retrieved 9 July 2014. 
  20. ^ "Horry County Government: Sheriff's Office Info Page". Horry County Government. http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Sheriff.aspx. Retrieved 9 July 2014. 
  21. ^ Retrieved 2011-06-04
  22. ^ Retrieved 2011-06-04
  23. ^ PTR Industries
  24. ^ Cool Springs Business Park
  25. ^ Miller, Joshua (7 January 2014). "Locked & loaded: Gun maker finds warmer surroundings in South Carolina after leaving Connecticut". Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/07/locked-loaded-gun-maker-finds-warmer-surroundings-in-south-carolina-after/?intcmp=latestnews. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  26. ^ The Coast RTA

Further reading[]

  • Horry County, South Carolina, 1730-1993, Catherine Heniford Lewis, University of South Carolina Press, 1998, ISBN 1-57003-207-6

External links[]

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Map of South Carolina highlighting Horry County Horry County, South Carolina
County Seat Conway
Cities Myrtle Beach | Conway | North Myrtle Beach
Towns Aynor | Loris | Surfside Beach | Briarcliffe Acres | Atlantic Beach
Unincorporated Garden City | Galivants Ferry | Red Hill | Little River | Carolina Forest | Bucksport | Forestbrook | Burgess | Bucksville | Socastee | Longs
Geography Grand Strand (Long Bay) | Waccamaw River | Atlantic Ocean


Coordinates: 33°55′N 78°59′W / 33.91, -78.98


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