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Population (year 2000): 11,788. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,442 (+14.0% change)
Males: 5,353 (45.4%), Females: 6,435 (54.6%)
Horry County
Zip codes:
29526,
29527.
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $32,155 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,900 (year 2000)
Races in Conway:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.9%)
- Black (41.8%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (13.6%), English
(7.5%), German (6.7%), Irish (6.6%), French (1.8%), Scotch-Irish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 12.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Conway
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Conway city
- Never married: 29.0%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 8.5%
2.0% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,630 (+16.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Conway:
- CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (300 SINGLETON RIDGE
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Conway:
- GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 15 miles; MYRTLE
BEACH, SC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LORIS, SC)
- MARION COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
MARION, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Conway:
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 16 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 80 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conway:
- CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY (about 5 miles; CONWAY, SC; ID:
HYW)
- TWIN CITY (about 23 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
- GRAND STRAND (about 24 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH,
SC; ID: CRE)
Amtrak station:
CONWAY (1101 3RD AVE.) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Conway:
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 4,067; Location: 755 HWY 544; Public;
Website: www.coastal.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 2,315; Location: PO BOX 261966; Public;
Website: www.hor.tec.sc.us)
- NORTH AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION (FT
enrollment: 130; Location: CONWAY-HORRY CO AIRPORT 1700
Airport Road; Private, for-profit; Website:
WWW.NAIASC.COM)
- CONWAY SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (FT
enrollment: 45; Location: 335 FOUR MILE RD; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Conway:
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 60
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 86
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
Public high schools in Conway:
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,465;
Location: 2201 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AYNOR CONWAY CAREER CENTER (Location: 335
FOUR MILE RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Conway:
- CONWAY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 391;
Location: POB 1245; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Conway:
- WHITTEMORE PARK MIDDLE (Students: 724;
Location: 1808 RHUE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOMEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 689;
Location: 2701 N MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- CONWAY ELEMENTARY/PRIMARY (Students: 659;
Location: 304 TWELFTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WACCAMAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 630;
Location: 251 CLARIDY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH CONWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
622; Location: 3001 4TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CONWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 534;
Location: 1104 ELM STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 500;
Location: 2694 HIGHWAY #905; Grades: PK - 05)
- PEE DEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 485; Location:
3521 JUNIPER BAY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Conway:
- A TOUCH OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN SC (Students: 85;
Location: 1672 HWY 905; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Conway:
- HORRY COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,182,306; Location: 1008 5TH AVENUE; 262,687
books; 14,070 audio materials; 6,839 video materials;
1,094 serial subscriptions)
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