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The Grand Strand
been visited by many regional, national, and
international publications and broadcasting companies.
For example, in 2001 the area was the scene for QVC
Live-Fourth of July Picnic, Home and Garden Television
(HGTV) Vacation Living broadcasts. Nationally the area
has been featured in Southern Living Vacations, The
Baltimore Sun, Newsday, Coastal Living, Chicago Tribune,
and The Boston Globe. Internationally, articles have
appeared in Golf Monthly, Going for Golf, Selling North
America of the United Kingdom, Bellevue of Germany, and
Crossings of Canada.
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addition, the Myrtle Beach area has received these
positive national reviews:
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The Myrtle Beach area ranked No. 4 on a list of
50 of the most popular motorcoach destinations of the
decade, according to Byways magazine. The publication is
produced for the National Motorcoach Network, a
marketing network of more than 2,000 motorcoach tour
operators. Others in the top five included Branson, Mo.
(1), Washington, D.C. (2), Nashville, Tenn. (3), and New
York City (5).
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The Myrtle Beach area is No. 2 on the list of
top destinations for summer vacations in the United
States, according to the most recent AAA survey. Others
in the top five are Orlando, Fla. (1), Washington, D.C.
(3), Niagara Falls, N.Y. (4), and Williamsburg, Va. (5).
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Myrtle Beach is the second most popular beach in
the United States, according to USATODAY.com Travel
Guide, an affiliate of the newspaper USAToday. The 2001
Beach Guide Top Ten Beaches were compiled after more
than 3,000 readers responded, nominating hundreds of
beaches from Hawaii to Maine.
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The International Association of Golf Tour
Operators named the Myrtle Beach area the established
golf destination of the year for 2000. Destinations are
rated on customer satisfaction, support from suppliers
and airlines, quality of golf courses and
accommodations, and access to tee times.
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Restaurant Business magazine ranks the Myrtle
Beach area No. 1 in the U.S. for growth potential. The
area's market is growing nine times faster than the
national average, and twice as fast as its closest
competitor, Flagstaff, Ariz.
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The Myrtle Beach area has been named by Where to
Retire magazine as one of the 100 Best Retirement Towns
in America. Where to Retire is the leading source of
information for more than 400,000 affluent and
well-educated Americans who move across state lines to
retire. Editors travel throughout the United States,
visiting towns in all 50 states, to compile the "100
Best" list.
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The Myrtle Beach area has again been named a
favorite travel destination by readers of Southern
Living magazine. In its fifth annual Readers' Choice
Awards, the area was named the South's second favorite
beach and third most popular family destination. The
area was selected from 63 travel destinations, with some
18,000 ballots cast in the survey.
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The
Grand Strand has seen steady growth in population
in the past several decades. This population
explosion has been evident in the increase of the number
of residential construction starts and infrastructure
development.
The Census Bureau completes population updates every two
years for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). Horry
County constitutes an MSA because the population of the
area is greater than 100,000. The 2002 census estimates
Horry County’s population at 206,039 for the 1,134
square miles of land area. Although Horry County is the
largest in land area in South Carolina, its population
accounts for approximately five percent of the state’s
population..
Horry County Population:
(U.S. Bureau of the Census)
|
1970 |
69,992 |
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1980 |
101,419 |
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1990 |
144,053 |
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1998 |
174,762 |
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2000 |
196,629 |
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2005 (Projection) |
216,100 |
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2010 (Projection) |
240,590 |
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2015 (Projection) |
265,140 |
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Source:
Myrtlebeachchamber.com
