What is Myrtle Beachs population and area (in square miles)?
The Myrtle Beach city limits cover approximately 23.35 square miles, or 14,944 acres (as of Mach 2009). Our shoreline is about nine and a half miles long. Myrtle Beach’s average daily population is estimated at 105,000, although the current permanent population is approximately 29,000. Of course, during the peak tourism season, it’s not unusual to have 300,000 or more people in town! Here are the official U.S.
The Myrtle Beach city limits cover approximately 22.48 square miles, or 14,386 acres. Our shoreline is about nine and a half miles long. Myrtle Beach’s average daily population is estimated at 105,000, although the current permanent population is approximately 25,000. Of course, during the peak tourism season, it’s not unusual to have 300,000 or more people in town! Here are the official U.S. Census figures, by decade, for the City of Myrtle Beach: 1940 1,597 1950 3,345 1960 7,834 1970 9,035 1980 18,737 1990 24,848 2000 22,759 According to the 2000 Census, the Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Horry County, was the 13th-fastest-growing MSA in the country. In 2000, the population in the Myrtle Beach MSA was 196,500, an increase of 36.5 percent from 1990.
