North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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| North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | South Carolina | ||
| County | Horry | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Marilyn Hatley | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 13.5 sq mi (35.0 km²) | ||
| - Land | 13.1 sq mi (33.8 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 10,974 | ||
| - Density | 841.5/sq mi (324.9/km²) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| Website: http://www.n-myrtle-beach.sc.us/ | |||
North Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 10,974 at the 2000 census. North Myrtle Beach is home to Vanna White, who graduated from North Myrtle Beach High School and the birth place of South Carolina's state dance, the shag. The city is broken into four sections from north to south: Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Crescent Beach, and Windy Hill. In 1968, these formerly separate municipalities were combined into the single town of North Myrtle Beach, with Atlantic Beach choosing to remain independent.
North Myrtle Beach is a distinct municipality from Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach, which lies in the middle of the city. The two cities often are confused by vacationers because Myrtle Beach has north and south sections, and the north section is often referred to as north Myrtle Beach, even though that is a different town.
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[edit] Geography
North Myrtle Beach is located at (33.822216, -78.680974)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.0 km² (13.5 mi²). 33.8 km² (13.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (3.48%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,974 people, 5,406 households, and 3,130 families residing in the city. The population density was 324.9/km² (841.6/mi²). There were 18,091 housing units at an average density of 535.7/km² (1,387.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.50% White, 2.31% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 5,406 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.53.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,787, and the median income for a family was $46,052. Males had a median income of $30,189 versus $22,119 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,006. About 5.1% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
- The city is run by an elected Mayor-council government system.
[edit] Mayor
- Marilyn Hatley
[edit] Council Members
- Terry White (Mayor Pro Tem), J.O. Baldwin, Robert Cavanaugh, Greg Duckworth, Hal Hoff, Doris Williams
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Airports
[edit] Mass Transit
- Coast RTA [1] - Bus system operating seven days a week, 364 days a year. 15 routes throughout the Horry County/Grand Strand area, including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Conway, Loris, and Aynor.
[edit] Did you know?
North Myrtle Beach is also the host of the Harley-Davidson Bike Rally which is held twice a year: once in May and again in October. This is not to be confused with the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest since the two towns are independent of each other. However, North Myrtle Beach does supply vendors for both bike rallies.
North Myrtle Beach is also one of the top golf resort areas in the country. With some of its courses ranked in Golf Digest's Top 100 Public Courses, one of which was in the top 10, the city is gaining fast popularity among golf fanatics. Golf tournaments to raise money for charities, are held annually at the Barefoot Resort & Golf courses. The rock band, Hootie & the Blowfish held their celebrity golf tournament there on April 20, 2006. Celebrities such as Dan Marino and Sterling Sharpe participated in the tournament. The city also plays host to a number of other events such as the Irish Italian International Festival.
Because North Myrtle Beach is such a popular destination for families, it has many sites that are not only for entertainment, but also for education. Areas such as Alligator Adventure have been built to help educate both children and adults about some of the local wildlife and global wildlife, as well as endangered species.
[edit] History
Some important historical figures are associated with North Myrtle Beach and its surrounding areas. One of these historical figures happened to be Edward Teach, otherwise known as the infamous pirate Captain Blackbeard. His headquarters were stationed in parts of the Bahamas and the Carolinas. Legend has it that some of the treasure from Blackbeard's beloved ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, is still at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Myrtle Beach.
Even before Blackbeard's time, the area of South Carolina that is now North Myrtle Beach and its surrounding areas was inhabited by the Waccamaw Indians and the Winyaw Indians. They called their home "chicora" which means "the land." That is, until the Spanish began exploring the area in 1514.
In 1880, the area of Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach was bought by wealthy Conway businessman F.G.Burroughs. Burroughs then named the area New Town, and began selling hotel rooms for only $2 and entire lots of beach-front property for just $25 each; a far-cry from the nearly $400,000-$500,000 these properties are selling for at the present time. The first major hotel in the area was the Ocean Forest Hotel, which was built by Burroughs. Ever since then, the town has been growing and developing, with development skyrocketing after 1954 when Hurricane Hazel demolished the entire coastal area. In fact, the main development company for this area at the present time is Burroughs & Chapin. These two families were the reason that this area has become as populated as it is today. Before they built the first railroad into the city in the early 1900s, the area was very sparsely populated.
North Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County, which was named after the Revolutionary War General and wealthy plantation owner Peter Horry.
[edit] Sections of North Myrtle Beach
There are four sections of the town, from North to South: Cherry Grove Beach, Crescent Beach, Atlantic Beach and Windy Hill. Atlantic Beach, which although located within the confines of North Myrtle Beach, is a completely independent community, and is only accessible by car from the main business road, US 17/Kings Highway. Atlantic Beach has its own zip code and its own police force. However, Atlantic Beach only consists two halves of two streets, the other halves of the streets belong to North Myrlte Beach, hence the reason people call these two streets "Atlantic Beach." Windy Hill is almost right on the border of North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, and due to its location between Atlantic Beach and a main inlet to the South, is also only accessible by car from Kings Highway.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
[edit] Resources
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Horry County, South Carolina |
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| 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 | Bucksville | Socastee | Longs |
| Other | Horry County Schools | Myrtle Beach Air Force Base | Myrtle Beach International Airport | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | Socastee Historic District | Coastal Carolina University |
