Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Surfside Beach is a town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,425 at the 2000 census. It is considered a part of the Grand Strand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 People & Culture
- 3.1 Demographics
4 Government
- 4.1 Mayor
- 4.2 Council Members
5 Transportation
- 5.1 Airports
- 5.2 Mass Transit
6 Attractions
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Surfside Beach is located at 33°36′32″N, 78°58′34″W (33.608813, -78.976117)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.02%) is water.

[edit] History

Surfside Beach was previously Roach's Beach, with only a few buildings surviving the hurricane of 1893. The area was purchased in the early 1920's. The economy consisted of lumber and feed farming. The area changed hands a few more times. In 1952, the land changed hands again it was then developed into what we know today as Surfside Beach.

[edit] People & Culture

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 4,425 persons, 2,150 households, and 1,234 families residing in the town. The population density was 885.2/km² (2,287.6/mi²). There were 3,698 housing units at an average density of 739.8/km² (1,911.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.75% White, 0.95% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 2,150 households out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the town the population 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 age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,612, and the median income for a family was $49,847. Males had a median income of $31,864 versus $24,966 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,445. About 4.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

The city is run by an elected Mayor-council government system.

[edit] Mayor

Roy Hyman, Jr

[edit] Council Members

Rebecca J. Hiatt, Joseph P. Martin, William M. McKown, Douglas F. Samples, James S. Truett, Judith K. Tuttle.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Airports

[edit] Mass Transit

The Costal 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.