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Horry County (/ ˈ ɒr iː / OR-ree) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. Horry County is the central county in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
May 13, 2024 · 1850. Woodard, Janet H. Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Roll 854, Horry County, South Carolina Original Returns of the Assistant Marshals, White and Free Colored Population. 1980. FS Library Collection 975.787 X29w 1850. 1860. Lewis, Catherine Heniford and Ashley Patterson Cox.
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- Horry District (eliminated) [2]
- April 16,1868 [1]
Apr 27, 2016 · 4 minutes to read. (1,134 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 365,449). Horry is the largest and easternmost of South Carolina’s forty-six counties, forming a wedge between North Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1785 the Georgetown Judicial District was subdivided into four counties, one of which, Kingston County, became Horry District in 1801.
In 2022, Horry County, SC had a population of 357k people with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $59,880. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Horry County, SC grew from 344,865 to 356,578, a 3.4% increase and its median household income grew from $54,688 to $59,880, a 9.49% increase.
As late as the early 18th century, pirates —including the notorious Blackbeard —infested the secluded inlets near Little River. Horry county was established in 1801 and named for Peter Horry, an officer in the American Revolution. Coastal Carolina University (founded 1954) is located in Conway.
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It is in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, about 90 miles (140 km) north of Charleston, and about 130 miles (210 km) east of the state capital, Columbia. Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina.
Horry County, South Carolina. / 33.909269°N 78.976675°W / 33.909269; -78.976675. Horry County ( / ˈɒriː / ORR-ee) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 351,029, [2] making it the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. [3]
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