Horry County

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Horry County Courthouse and County Office
Horry County Courthouse and County Office
administration
US state : South carolina
Administrative headquarters : Conway
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Government & Justice Center
1301 Second Avenue
Conway, SC 29526-5116
Foundation : 1802
Area code : 001 843
Demographics
Residents : 226,992  (2005)
Population density : 77.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3250 km²
Water surface : 314 km²
map
Map of Horry County within South Carolina
Website : www.horrycounty.org

Horry County is a county in the state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Conway .

geography

The county is located in the far east of South Carolina, borders North Carolina to the northeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and has an area of ​​3,250 square kilometers, of which 314 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Robeson County, North Carolina, Columbus County, North Carolina, Brunswick County, North Carolina, Georgetown County , Marion County, and Dillon County .

history

Horry County was formed on December 19, 1801. It was named after Peter Horry (1747-1815), an officer in the American Revolutionary War .

The Ocean Forest Country Club is one of the county's 31 entries in the NRHP.

31 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1810 4349 -
1820 5025 15.5%
1830 5245 4.4%
1840 5755 9.7%
1850 7646 32.9%
1860 7962 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%
2000 196.629 36.5%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Horry County had 210,757 people in 81,800 households and 54,478 families. The population density was 67 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 81.05 percent white, 15.50 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.76 percent Asian, 0.06 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.16 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.07 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.57 percent of the population.

Of the 81,800 households, 26.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, 33.4 percent were non-families, 25.8 percent were single households and 8.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

21.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.4 percent between 18 and 24, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44, 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,470 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,676. Males had a median income of $ 27,663 versus $ 21,676 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,949. 8.4 percent of families and 12.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Horry County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 140 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. Jump up ↑ Horry County, South Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Horry County, South Carolina  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 33 ° 55 ′  N , 78 ° 59 ′  W