About Myrtle Beach South Carolina (courtesy of Wikipedia)

North Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 10,974 at the 2000 census. North Myrtle Beach is home to Vanna White and the birth place of South Carolina's state dance, the shag. The city is broken into four sections from north to south: Cherry Grove, Crescent Beach, Atlantic Beach and Windy Hill.

North Myrtle Beach is a distinct municipality from Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach, which lies immediately to the south. The two cities often are confused because Myrtle Beach has north and south sections, and the north section is often referred to as north Myrtle Beach.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,974 people, 5,406 households, and 3,130 families residing in Myrtle Beach.The population density was 324.9/km² (841.6/mi²). There were 18,091 housing units at an average density of 535.7/km² (1,387.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.50% White, 2.31% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 5,406 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size in Myrtle Beach was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.53.

In Myrtle Beach the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in Myrtle Beach was $38,787, and the median income for a family was $46,052. Males had a median income of $30,189 versus $22,119 for females. The per capita income Myrtle Beach was $27,006. About 5.1% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

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