Little River, South Carolina

Little River, South Carolina
FIPS code		45-42010[3]
GNIS feature ID	1231489[4]
Website	www.littleriversc.com

Little River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 11,711 at the 2020 census.

Little River is named for the Little River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the state line between North Carolina and South Carolina. The Little River inlet has long been a breakpoint for tropical cyclone warnings.

Little River is located at 33°52′18″N 78°37′40″W / 33.87167°N 78.62778°W / 33.87167; -78.62778 (33.871629, -78.627733).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km²), of which 10.5 square miles (27.1 km²) is land and 0.4 square mile (0.9 km²) (3.33%) is water. The area is mainly made up of housing developments, old scrub pine forests, marshes and swamps and is bordered by the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic Intracoastal waterway. Live oaks, Spanish moss, crepe myrtle trees and palm trees dot the landscape.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	7,027		—
2010	8,960		27.5%
2020	11,711		30.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Little River racial composition^[7]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	9,873	84.31%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	669	5.71%
Native American	62	0.53%
Asian	116	0.99%
Pacific Islander	15	0.13%
Other/Mixed	470	4.01%
Latino	506	4.32%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,711 people, 4,885 households, and 2,633 families residing in the CDP.

As of the

, of any race, were 1.02% of the population.

There were 3,287 households, out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.^{[clarification needed]}

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,427, and the median income for a family was $45,243. Males had a median income of $36,086 versus $22,348 for females. The

, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

The community is host to an annual Blue Crab Festival each May.

During the 21 years that South Carolina had legalized

Major highways

• US 17
• SC 9
• SC 31
• SC 90
• SC 179

Little River has a public library, a branch of the Horry County Memorial Library.^[9]

Little River common natural wildlife includes bobcats, lizards (geckos and anoles), amphibians (flatwoods salamander and Carolina gopher frog), non-lizard reptiles (water snakes, yellow-bellied turtles and alligators), wading birds and mammals (black bear and bobcat).^[10]

• Little River Chamber of Commerce
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