Surfside Beach, South Carolina Surfside Beach, South Carolina Town of Surfside Beach Official seal of Surfside Beach, South Carolina Nickname(s): The Family Beach Location in Horry County, South Carolina Location in Horry County, South Carolina State South Carolina Surfside Beach is a town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau Surfside Beach has a total region of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km ), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km ) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ) of it (1.02%) is water.
Surfside Beach was first incorporated in 1964 with 881 residents.
In 1952, most of the territory changed hands again and became known as Surfside Beach.
The undeveloped beach region was veiled with sand dunes; a one-lane sandy road led from the highway to a quiet beach.
Harrison, who later became the town's first mayor, opened the first grocery store in 1956 for the six permanent families and summer residents.
By 1964, its reputation as a family beach was further established and the town was becoming a prominent place to retire.
Surfside Beach, as well as the rest of the Grand Strand, became one of the quickest burgeoning parts of the country.
Surfside Beach adopted a public-places smoking ban which took effect October 1, 2007.
Surfside Beach is the first town in Horry County to enact such a ban, and one of only a handful in South Carolina at the time.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,425 persons, 2,150 homeholds, and 1,234 families residing in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 13.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $40,612, and the median income for a family was $49,847.
About 4.7% of families and 7.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
In Surfside Beach, there are 1,000's of homes and condos owned by non-residents who own vacation property for the sole purpose of attracting weekly vacation rentals.
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Municipalities and communities of Horry County, South Carolina, United States
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