TOXIC ASPHALT FACILITIES

• Did you know that the County does not permit potentially toxic asphalt facilities to be placed in Industrial Parks paid for by taxpayers…but they do allow them to be placed right next to your home?

DEVELOPMENT FACTS

• Did you know that from 1998 to 2005, development in Horry County has increased the total “impervious areas” (or areas where water doesn’t penetrate, i.e., concrete, asphalt, etc.) from 19,000 acres to 32,000 acres, a 60% increase in only seven years?

2007 SCHOOL FACTS

• Aynor Elementary is at 105% enrollment capacity?
• Daisy Elementary is at 83% enrollment capacity?
• Homewood Elementary is at 109% enrollment capacity?
• Kingston Elementary is at 99% enrollment capacity?
• Loris Elementary is at 132% enrollment capacity?
• Pee Dee Elementary is at 91% enrollment capacity?
• Seaside Elementary is at 120% enrollment capacity?
• South Conway Elementary is at 84% enrollment capacity?
• St. James Elementary is at 172% enrollment capacity?
• Waccamaw Elementary is at 102% enrollment capacity?

• Aynor Middle is at 71% enrollment capacity?
• Black Water Middle is at 77% enrollment capacity?
• Conway Middle is at 71% enrollment capacity?
• Loris Middle is at 73% enrollment capacity?
• St. James Middle is at 103% enrollment capacity?
• Whittemore Park Middle is at 70% enrollment capacity?

• Aynor High is at 69% enrollment capacity?
• Carolina Forest High is at 162% enrollment capacity?
• Conway High is at 85% enrollment capacity?
• Loris High is at 103% enrollment capacity?
• St. James High is at 99% enrollment capacity

POPULATION FACTS

• For the last twenty years, Horry County has been growing at double the rate of South Carolina and faster than any of the top ten largest counties in the State. From 1990 to 2000, Horry County population increased a whopping 36.5% while South Carolina experienced a 15.1% growth rate.
• Our 36.5% growth rate also makes us the sixth most populated county in South Carolina and the fastest growing county in the state.

Source: Horry County Comprehensive Plan Draft

POPULATION PROJECTION

• From 2000 to 2024 the population of Horry County is projected to increase by a whopping 71.3%.
• In 2000, the senior citizen population (55+) made up a greater portion of the population than dependent children (0-19). The opposite was true in 1990.

FIRE & EMS

• The average response time for Horry County VOLUNTEER fire stations is 6 minutes and 50 seconds,
• The average time for a CAREER fire station is 1 minute and 10 seconds.
• The average response time for Horry County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is 7 minutes.