Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

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Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Litchfield Beach.jpg
Nickname: 
Litchfield
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Georgetown
Developed1960
Area
[1]
 • Total11.69 sq mi (30.29 km2)
 • Land11.23 sq mi (29.07 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total8,370
 • Density745.59/sq mi (287.88/km2)
Time zone Eastern
 • Summer (DST) Eastern
ZIP code
29585 [3]
Area code 843
FIPS code 45-41830

Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Carolina, United States. [4] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370. [5]

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It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.

The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 8,370—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [8] [2]

2020 census

Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2020 [8] % 2020
White alone (NH)7,09484.76%
Black or African American alone (NH)7539.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)170.20%
Asian alone (NH)340.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)100.12%
Some Other Race alone (NH)230.27%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1982.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2412.88%
Total8,370100.00%

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Litchfield Beach ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Litchfield Beach, South Carolina". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ "Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ Official South Carolina beaches website Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau .

Coordinates: 33°28′01″N79°5′59″W / 33.46694°N 79.09972°W / 33.46694; -79.09972


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