Folly Beach, South Carolina Folly Beach, South Carolina Folly Beach Folly Beach Location of Folly Beach in - South Carolina Location of Folly Beach in Center Street at Folly Beach Under Folly Beach Pier Folly Beach is a town/city located on historic Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.
Folly Beach is inside the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville urbane region and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area.
The Folly North Site (38 - CH1213) and Secessionville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Folly Beach is positioned 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Charleston at 32 39 58 N 79 56 21 W (32.666152, -79.939213), along the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 18.9 square miles (48.9 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2) is territory and 6.4 square miles (16.5 km2), or 33.72%, is water. Known to Charleston locals as "the Edge of America", Folly Beach is home to various surf spots, the most prominent being the Washout, 10th Street and the Folly Beach Pier.
Even with its usually calm conditions, Folly Beach has attained eminence as one of the more prominent surf spots along the East Coast.
Folly Beach is an eclectic beach improve with surf shops, restaurants, gift shops, offices, and bars along Center Street; the chief road and gateway to the community.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 10.9% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
In 2006, the city's inhabitants voted against Amendment 1, which sought to ban same-sex marriage in South Carolina.
Statewide, the measure passed by 78% to 22% but the voters of Folly Beach rejected it by 503 votes (49%) to 528 (51%). The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) operates various facilities inside Charleston County.
Within Folly Beach, the county operates Folly Beach County Park and Folly Beach Fishing Pier.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Folly beach city, South Carolina".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Folly Beach.
City of Folly Beach official website Folly Beach Photos of Folly Beach Municipalities and communities of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States Charleston Folly Beach Goose Creek Isle of Palms North Charleston This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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