Carolina Forest, South Carolina
Carolina Forest, South Carolina | |
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ZIP Code | 29579 (Myrtle Beach) |
Area code | 843 |
FIPS code | 45-11833 |
Carolina Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23,342.[3]
It is located west of Myrtle Beach and east of Conway in an area planned by International Paper in the late 1990s. Most of the development follows the Carolina Forest Master Plan, developed cooperatively between International Paper and the Horry County Government.
Carolina Forest also includes the unincorporated community of Pine Island.
Geography
Carolina Forest is situated west of the
History
Carolina Forest was once part of a larger tract of land in eastern
In June 1994, Kylee Mueller sold 125 acres (0.51 km2) of the remaining 21,000 acres (85 km2) of the Buist Tract to Horry County Schools for development of Carolina Forest Elementary School, Carolina Forest Middle School, and Carolina Forest High School. In addition, 350 acres (1.4 km2) were sold to form a golf course and residential property.
By the end of 1994, International Paper began to sell more of its land. Due to the lack of funding from other sources for road infrastructure, the first 1.25 miles (2.01 km) of Carolina Forest Boulevard were completed by November 1995 by International Paper. Further expansions of both Carolina Forest Boulevard and River Oaks Drive (creating an 11-mile (18 km) loop) would open up 11,000 acres (45 km2) to development west of the Intracoastal Waterway. Carolina Forest Boulevard was completed in December 1996, with River Oaks Drive being completed in December 1997.[4]
On December 2, 1997,
According to the
Education
Carolina Forest has a public library, a branch of the Horry County Memorial Library.[7]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 23,342 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[9][2] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[9] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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17,867 | 76.54% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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1,805 | 7.73% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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52 | 0.22% |
Asian alone (NH) | 646 | 2.77% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 20 | 0.09% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 178 | 0.76% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,076 | 4.61% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,698 | 7.27% |
Total | 23,342 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "IP Asks Permission to Lengthen Road," Mike Soraghan, The Sun News, July 4, 1996
- ^ "Horry County Approves Carolina Forest Pact," Mike Soraghan, The Sun News, December 3, 1997
- ^ "Carolina Forest community hoping for benefits from redistricting," Brad Dickerson, The Sun News, June 16, 2011
- ^ "Locations & Hours". Greenville County Library System. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.