Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County was created from Georgetown District in 1801. At this time, the county had an estimated population of 550. Isolated by the many rivers and swamps typical of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the area essentially was surrounded by water, forcing its inhabitants to survive without much 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{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n160 161]}} who was born in South Carolina 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 Marion.{{cite web |url=http://www.horrycounty.org/depts/finance/budgetFY2012.pdf |title=Horry County 2011-2012 Budget: Community Profile on page 24 |date=May 16, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516103103/http://www.horrycounty.org/depts/finance/budgetFY2012.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2012}}

The population has increased more than fourfold since 1970, as the area has become a destination for retirees and people owning second homes. It has been developed for resorts and retirement communities. The majority-White residents have constituted a majority-Republican voter base since the late 20th century.

On October 29, 2012, the county paid homage to the man for whom the county is named. It commissioned a bronze sculpture of Peter Horry, installing it inside the Horry County Government and Justice Center. The sculpture was designed by artist Garland Weeks. Coastal Monument of Conway designed the stone base. The base of the sculpture is inscribed with the names of the 1801 commissioners on one side and the names of 2011 Horry County Council members on the other; a brief biography of General Peter Horry is on the front. It cost slightly more than $16,200 for both the bust/sculpture and the stone base.{{cite news|last=Dickerson|first=Brad|title=Horry County honors its namesake|url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/10/29/3142239/horry-county-honors-its-namesake.html#storylink=misearch|access-date=October 30, 2012|newspaper=The Sun News|date=October 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031132813/http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/10/29/3142239/horry-county-honors-its-namesake.html#storylink=misearch|archive-date=October 31, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Taylor |date=October 29, 2012 |title=Horry County unveils sculpture of its namesake |url=https://wpde.com/news/local/horry-county-unveils-sculpture-of-its-namesake |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=WPDE |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2012 |title=Sculpture of Gen. Peter Horry being unveiled |url=https://www.abccolumbia.com/2012/10/30/sculpture-of-gen-peter-horry-being-unveiled/ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=ABC Columbia |language=en-US}}

In addition to official and academic resources, local history enthusiasts have contributed to preserving Horry County’s heritage. One example is the Horry County Legacy Project, a website dedicated to documenting and sharing the county’s history. The project, available through the Horry County Museum, features articles, photographs, and other resources that highlight the county’s cultural and historical development. Local historian Nicholas Gallagher has played a significant role in curating and presenting the content on this platform.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1254.73|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1133.31|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|121.42|sqmi}} (9.68%) is water.{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – South Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} It is the largest county by land area in South Carolina.{{cite news|url=https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article252078323.html|title=At times, like now, modest tax increases are absolutely necessary|work=The Sun News|date=June 13, 2021|accessdate=June 13, 2021}} The highest point in the county is {{convert|124|ft}} above sea level.{{cite web|url=http://www.horrycounty.org/depts/finance/budgetFY2012.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516103103/http://www.horrycounty.org/depts/finance/budgetFY2012.pdf |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }} Horry County 2011-2012 Budget: Community Profile on page 24

Horry County is in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. It is a diverse land made up of rivers, beaches, forests, and swamps, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Little Pee Dee River and Drowning Creek (also known as the Lumber River) on its western side, and North Carolina to the north. The Waccamaw River, around {{convert|140|mi}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.horrycounty.org/history/index.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626131215/http://www.horrycounty.org/history/index.asp|url-status=dead|title=A Historical Look at Horry County|archive-date=June 26, 2012}}

• Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (part)

• Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}
• Conway Post Office
• Heritage Shores Nature Preserve
• Horry County Museum
• Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area
• Myrtle Beach State Park
• North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum
• Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
• Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area

• Atlantic Ocean (North Atlantic Ocean)
• Calabash River
• Dunes Lake{{Cite web |title=Dunes Lake, South Carolina |url=https://www.lake-link.com/south-carolina-lakes/horry-county/dunes-lake/338367/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Lake-Link |language=en}}
• Great Pee Dee River
• Intracoastal Waterway
• Lake Busbee
• Little Pee Dee River
• Little River
• Long Bay
• Lumber River
• Murrells Inlet
• Tuckahoe Bay
• Waccamaw River

• Robeson County, North Carolina - northwest

• Columbus County, North Carolina – northeast
• Brunswick County, North Carolina – east
• Georgetown County – southwest
• Marion County – west
• Dillon County – northwest

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As of the 2020 census, 351,029 people, 140,260 households, and 89,281 families were residing in the county.

At the 2010 census, 269,291 people, 112,225 households, and 72,254 families resided in the county.{{cite web

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}} 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. In terms of ancestry, 15.3% were American, 13.4% were African American (which can include other ethnicities), 13.3% were Irish, 12.8% were German, 11.3% were English, and 6.1% were Italian.{{cite web

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Of the 112,225 households, 27.3% had children under 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were not 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.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,142 and 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.{{cite web

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Horry County has a South Carolina House of Representatives delegation made up of 10 state representatives. In addition, the county has a South Carolina Senate delegation made up of five state senators. The delegations work concurrently to represent county issues in Columbia.

The county's State House of Representatives delegation is currently made up of:

The county's State Senate delegation is currently made up of:

The county council of Horry County consists of members who represent 11 single-member districts with a chairman voted at-large. The county council meets at the Horry County Government and Justice Center in the first week of every month.{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2023 |title=County Council |url=https://www.horrycountysc.gov/county-council |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Horry County Government}} Patricia S. Hartley is the clerk to council, members of the county council include:{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Pat Hartley |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-hartley-4698b421 |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=LinkedIn}}{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} SCVotes |url=https://scvotes.gov/ |access-date=July 9, 2022 |website=scvotes.gov}}

{{Missing information|Past composition of the county council|Past Composition of Council for 2023|date=November 2024}}

The Horry County Police Department provides 24-hour services to the unincorporated areas of the county. It is the only county police department in South Carolina.{{cite web|title=Horry County Government: Police Department Info Page|url=http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Police.aspx|website=horrycounty.org|publisher=Horry County Government|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193249/http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Police.aspx|url-status=dead}} The Horry County Sheriff's Office is responsible for courthouse security, processing of warrants, fingerprinting, registration of sex offenders, funeral escorts, background checks, and managing the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.{{cite web|title=Horry County Government: Sheriff's Office Info Page|url=http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Sheriff.aspx|website=horrycounty.org|publisher=Horry County Government|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163838/http://www.horrycounty.org/Departments/Sheriff.aspx|url-status=dead}} The South Carolina Highway Patrol has a Troop 5 barracks in Conway, and provides services throughout the county.[https://archive.today/20120909143706/http://www.schp.org/troop5.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-04] 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ps.nmb.us/|title=City of North Myrtle Beach - Public Safety|website=City of North Myrtle Beach - Public Safety|language=en-US|access-date=March 9, 2020}}

In March 2020, Todd Cox, a former Horry County police officer, was fined $300 for failing to investigate reports of sex crimes against children.{{Cite news|last=Lang|first=Alex|url=https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article241025951.html|title=Horry County officer charged with not investigating child sex crimes gets $300 fine|date=March 9, 2020|work=Myrtle Beach Sun News |access-date=March 9, 2020}} He and three other officers had been indicted in 2016 on charges of coercing sex and ignoring cases.{{cite news|url= https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/article102233132.html |title=Indictments: Former SC officers coerced sex; ignored cases | first=Jeffrey |last=Collins |agency=Associated Press | date= September 16, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2020}}

{{PresHead|place=Horry County, South Carolina|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 13, 2018}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|141,719|62,325|1,910|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|118,821|59,180|1,743|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|89,288|39,410|4,222|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|72,127|38,885|1,381|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|64,609|38,879|1,310|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|50,447|29,547|1,353|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|40,300|29,113|1,852|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|26,159|23,722|4,772|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1992|Republican|23,489|18,896|8,819|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|24,843|13,316|250|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|20,396|8,940|127|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|14,323|13,888|653|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,339|15,720|58|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|15,324|4,437|183|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|3,924|3,924|6,701|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1964|Republican|8,293|5,444|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,768|6,006|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,092|4,835|2,244|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,716|4,489|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|113|503|3,345|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|137|2,403|188|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|164|2,111|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|0|2,927|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|29|3,224|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|27|1,224|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1|1,346|3|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|49|1,709|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|0|1,638|7|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|13|863|7|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|56|1,247|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|40|980|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|79|1,330|0|South Carolina}}

{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|196|1,372|0|South Carolina}}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. In 1964, though, 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 left above the county level. No Democratic presidential candidate has received more than 40% of the county's vote since 2000.

{{See also|Economy of South Carolina#Lowcountry_tourism|label 1=Economy of South Carolina}}

In 2022, the GDP was $18.3 billion (about $45,922 per capita),{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Horry County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL45051 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}} and the real GDP was $15.3 billion (about $38,472 per capita) in chained 2017 dollars.{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Horry County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REALGDPALL45051 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}

In 2013, PTR Industries, a gunmaker,{{Cite web |url=http://ptr91.com/ |title=PTR Industries |access-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108021627/http://ptr91.com/ |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }} relocated to the Cool Springs Business Park{{Cite web|url=http://mbredc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CoolSpringBus.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108020354/http://mbredc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CoolSpringBus.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Cool Springs Business Park|archive-date=January 8, 2014}} near Aynor from Bristol, Connecticut. That state had passed restrictive gun control legislation following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Twenty-one PTR employees relocated from Bristol. The company stated that it would hire an additional 30 workers in the first quarter of 2014, with a goal of having 120 employees by 2017.{{cite news| last =Miller| first =Joshua| title =Locked & loaded: Gun maker finds warmer surroundings in South Carolina after leaving Connecticut| newspaper =Fox News| date =January 7, 2014| url =https://www.foxnews.com/us/locked-loaded-gun-maker-finds-warmer-surroundings-in-south-carolina-after-leaving-connecticut/| access-date = January 7, 2014}}

{{As of|2024|April}}, some of the largest employers in the county include Adidas, the city of Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University, Food Lion, Hilton Grand Vacations, Publix, and Walmart.{{Cite journal |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Horry County |url=https://lmi.dew.sc.gov/lmi%20site/Documents/CommunityProfiles/04000051.pdf |journal=Community Profiles |publisher=S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Business Intelligence Department |publication-place=Columbia, SC |issue=4000051}}

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

• The Coast RTA{{Cite web|url=http://www.coastrta.com/|title=Coast RTA|website=coastrta.com}} bus system operates seven days a week, 364 days a year, on 15 routes throughout the Horry County/Grand Strand area, including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Conway, Loris, and Aynor.

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

• Atlantic Beach
• Aynor
• Briarcliffe Acres
• Surfside Beach

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• Bucksport
• Carolina Forest
• Finklea
• Forestbrook
• Garden City
• Green Sea
• Homewood
• Ketchuptown
• Little River
• Live Oak
• Red Hill
• Socastee

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• Adrian
• Allsbrook
• Baxter Forks
• Bayboro
• Brooksville
• Bucksville
• Buck Forest
• Burgess
• Causey
• Cedar Branch
• Cherry Grove Beach
• Chestnut Hill
• Cochran Town
• Cool Spring
• Crescent Beach
• Daisy
• Dog Bluff
• Dongola
• Duford
• Fantasy Harbour
• Floyds Crossroads
• Forney
• Galivants Ferry
• Glass Hill
• Goretown
• Gurley
• Hand
• Hammond
• Hickory Grove
• Horry
• Howard
• Ingram Beach
• Jordanville
• Klondike
• Konig
• Little Town
• Longs
• Mt. Calvary
• Mt. Olive
• Nixonville
• Nixons Crossroads
• Ocean Drive Beach
• Pee Dee Crossroads
• Pine Island
• Playcards
• Poplar
• Red Bluff
• Stephens Crossroads
• Shell
• Springmaid Beach
• Toddville
• Twelvemile
• Wampee
• Windy Hill Beach
• Worthams Ferry

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• List of counties in South Carolina
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Horry County, South Carolina
• Horry County Schools
• Waccamaw Indian People, state-recognized tribe that resides in the county
• 2023 Chinese balloon incident, high-altitude balloon shot down over the Atlantic Ocean, east of the county
• Myrtle Beach Speedway

{{Reflist}}

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

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• {{osmrelation|2532510}}
• {{official website|http://www.horrycounty.org}}
• [https://www.horrycountyschools.net/ Horry County Schools]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Horry County, South Carolina

|North =

|Northeast = Columbus County, North Carolina

|East = Brunswick County, North Carolina

|Southeast = Atlantic Ocean

|South =

|Southwest = Georgetown County

|West = Marion County

|Northwest = Dillon County

}}

{{Horry County}}

{{South_Carolina}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:1801 establishments in South Carolina

Category:Populated places established in 1801

Category:Myrtle Beach metropolitan area