Atlantic Beach, South Carolina

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Atlantic Beach is a town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Atlantic Beach is located at 33°48′10″N, 78°43′1″W (33.802838, -78.717007)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 351 people, 132 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was 847.0/km² (2,214.5/mi²). There were 244 housing units at an average density of 588.8/km² (1,539.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 9.69% White, 82.05% African American, 7.12% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.97% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 18.9% were married couples living together, 37.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $20,313. Males had a median income of $16,477 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,492. About 31.3% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.

	Horry County, South Carolina
County Seat	Conway
Cities	Myrtle Beach \| Conway \| North Myrtle Beach
Towns	Aynor \| Loris \| Surfside Beach \| Briarcliffe Acres \| Atlantic Beach
Communities and CDPs	Garden City \| Galivants Ferry \| Red Hill \| Little River \| Carolina Forest \| Bucksport \| Forestbrook \| Burgess \| Prince Creek \| Bucksville \| Socastee
Other	Horry County Schools \| Myrtle Beach Air Force Base \| Myrtle Beach International Airport \| Myrtle Beach Pavilion \| Socastee Historic District \| Coastal Carolina University