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Conway is a city in and the county seat of Horry County, South Carolina, United States. [8] The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census , [ 9 ] up from 17,103 in the 2010 census , [ 10 ] making it the 18th-most populous city in the state.
Horry County is the central county in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, about 90 miles (140 km) north of Charleston , and about 130 miles (210 km) east of the state capital, Columbia .
The largest municipality by population in South Carolina is the city of Charleston with 150,227 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Cope with 37 residents. [3] The largest municipality by land area is Columbia which spans 137.188 sq mi (355.32 km 2 ), while Jenkinsville is the smallest at 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km 2 ).
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
Past/present elected office: Member of Conway City Council since 2009. Occupation: Retired teacher. Education: graduate of Elizabeth City State University, Coastal Carolina, Clemson University ...
In 2023, however, the Office of Management and Budget redefined the statistical area and moved Brunswick County to the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Myrtle Beach MSA's principal cities, ordered by population, are Myrtle Beach , Conway , and North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
Loris is in northern Horry County on the Atlantic coastal plain. Highways include U.S. Route 701, and SC Highway 9 Business (Main Street). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Loris has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 0.43%, are water. [5]
A Conway man was arrested by Horry County Police after allegedly assaulting a female minor for eight years. Christopher James Adams, 40, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor under ...