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Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
Coordinates: 33°35′20″N 79°03′18″W / 33.589°N 79.055°W / 33.589; -79.055
CountryUnited States
State(s)South Carolina, North Carolina
Largest city Myrtle Beach
Other cities - Conway
 - North Myrtle Beach
 - Georgetown
 - Loris
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total411,343
 • Rank 114th in the U.S.

The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (also Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a census-designated metropolitan statistical area consisting of Horry County in South Carolina. The wider Myrtle Beach CSA includes Georgetown County, South Carolina. From 2013 to 2023, Brunswick County, North Carolina was included in the MSA. In 2023, it was moved to the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, where it was originally located before 2013. [2] [3] The region's primary cities, in order by population are Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Conway, South Carolina; North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Georgetown, South Carolina.

Area

Myrtle Beach metropolitan area

County 2022 Estimate 2020 Census Change
Horry County 383,101 351,029 +9.14%
Georgetown County 64,722 63,404 +2.08%
Total 447,823 414,433 +8.06%

Largest cities and towns

Rank City / town County 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change
1 Myrtle Beach Horry County 37,100 35,682 +3.97%
2 Leland [a] Brunswick County 25,974 22,908 +13.38%
3 Conway Horry County 23,119 24,849 −6.96%
4 North Myrtle Beach Horry County 19,485 18,790 +3.70%
5 Oak Island [a] Brunswick County 8,878 8,396 +5.74%
6 Georgetown Georgetown County 8,333 8,403 −0.83%
7 St. James [a] Brunswick County 6,913 6,529 +5.88%
8 Boiling Spring Lakes [a] Brunswick County 6,168 5,943 +3.79%
9 Carolina Shores [a] Brunswick County 4,763 4,588 +3.81%
10 Surfside Beach Horry County 4,253 4,155 +2.36%

Demographics

Year Population [4] 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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e No longer included in the metropolitan statistical area after a realignment in 2023. [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Still, Johanna F. (July 21, 2023). "Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA) Population and Components of Change". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

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