Myrtle Beach metropolitan area

The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (also Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach MSA) is a census-designated metropolitan area consisting of Horry County in South Carolina and Brunswick County in North Carolina. The wider Myrtle Beach CSA includes Georgetown County, South Carolina . The region's primary cities, in order by population are Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Conway, South Carolina; Leland, North Carolina; North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Georgetown, South Carolina. Also included is Oak Island, North Carolina with a permanent population of 6,783 (as of the 2010 census) but a summertime population of approximately 50,000.

Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC–NC
Coordinates: 33°35′20″N 79°03′18″W
CountryUnited States
State(s)South Carolina, North Carolina
Largest cityMyrtle Beach
Other cities - Conway
 - North Myrtle Beach
 - Georgetown
 - Loris
 - Shallotte
 - Oak Island
 - Leland
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total465,391
 • Rank126th in the U.S.

Area
Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Area
County 2019 Estimate 2010 Census Change
Horry County 354,081 269,291 +31.49%
Brunswick County 142,820 107,431 +32.94%
Georgetown County 62,680 60,158 +4.19%
Total 559,581 436,880 +28.09%

2010 total does not include Brunswick County.

Largest cities and towns
Rank City / town County 2019 estimate 2010 Census Change
1 Myrtle BeachHorry County 34,695 27,109 +27.98%
2 ConwayHorry County 25,956 17,103 +51.76%
3 LelandBrunswick County 23,544 13,527 +74.05%
4 North Myrtle BeachHorry County 16,819 13,752 +22.30%
5 GeorgetownGeorgetown County 8,742 9,163 −4.59%
6 Oak IslandBrunswick County 8,386 6,783 +23.63%
7 Boiling Spring LakesBrunswick County 6,287 5,372 +17.03%
8 St. JamesBrunswick County 6,248 3,165 +97.41%
9 Carolina ShoresBrunswick County 4,659 3,048 +52.85%
10 Surfside BeachHorry County 4,525 3,837 +17.93%

Demographics

[2]

Year Population Growth Counties Included
1970 69,992 --- Horry, Georgetown
1980 101,419 44.90% Horry, Georgetown
1990 144,053 42.04% Horry, Georgetown
2000 196,629 36.50% Horry, Georgetown
2010 329,449 67.50% Horry, Georgetown
2013 465,391 41.27% Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick

The estimated population of the area was 465,391 in 2013.[3]

References
  1. Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-02)". 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-04-09.

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