Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County ( ORR-EEE) is a located in the  of. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress of South Carolina elected to serve the 1st and 2nd Regiments. In 1790 he was assigned to the South Carolina militia under Brigadier General Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion.

The 2000 census recorded the county's population to be 217,608. In 2005, the estimated that its population has reached 226,992. Founded in 1801, its is, and its largest city is. The county shares with an arc-shaped strip of sandy beaches and barrier islands called, which is a major U. S. tourist destination and retirement community. The area centered in Myrtle Beach is becoming a metropolitan area.



Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,250 (1,255 ). 2,936 km² (1,134 sq mi) of it is land and 314 km² (121 sq mi) of it (9.66%) is water.



Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the estimates of, there were 210,757 people, 81,800 households, and 54,478 families residing in the county. Horry is one of South Carolinas fastest growing counties. The was 67/km² (173/sq mi). There were 122,085 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.05%, 15.50% or , 0.40% , 0.76% , 0.06% , 1.16% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. 2.57% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 81,800 households out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,470, and the median income for a family was $42,676. Males had a median income of $27,663 versus $21,676 for females. The for the county was $19,949. About 8.40% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

History
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Airports

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

Mass Transit

 * The Coast RTA - Bus system operating seven days a week, 364 days a year. 15 routes throughout the Horry County/ area, including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Conway, Loris, and Aynor.