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Notable locations in Waccamaw: Hobcaw Plantation (A), Willbrook Plantation (B), Rossdhu Plantation (C), Little River Winyah Bay Light One Hundred Forty-eighT (D), Little River Winyah Bay Light One Hundred Fifty (E), Alliston Estate (F), Caledonia Plantation (G), Camp Baskerville (H), Arcadia Plantation (I), Clifton Plantation (J), Bellefield Plantation (K), Friendship Plantation (L), Hagley Landing (M), Heritage Plantation (N), Huntington Estate (O), Litchfield Golf and Country Club (P), Litchfield Plantation (Q), Richmond Hill Plantation (R), River Golf Club (S), Sea Gull Golf Course (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Inlet Crossing Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Waccamaw include: Saint Peter Lutheran Church (A), Saint Pauls Waccamau United Methodist Church (B), Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church (C), Murrells Inlet Church of God (D), Belin United Methodist Church (E), Gordons Church (F), All Saints Church (G), Belin Memorial Methodist Church (H), Browns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: All Saints Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Flagg Pond (A), Jessamine Pond (B), Bread and Butter Creek (C), Weston Flat (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Collins Creek (A), Cottonpatch Creek (B), Still Creek (C), Springfield Creek (D), Whale Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Waverly Creek (G), Oatland Creek (H), Sampit River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Waccamaw include: Murrells Inlet Historic District (1), Murrells Inlet Park (2), Pawleys Island Historic District (3), Baruch-North Island Reserve (4), Huntington Beach State Park (5), Brookgreen Gardens (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Magnolia Beach (A), Debidue Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Georgetown County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.7. This is significantly better than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00271. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.0 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 0.698. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 12.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.3 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.2 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 62.6% | | Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waccamaw, SC
49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Waccamaw compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (94%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Georgetown County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Waccamaw (based on Georgetown County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.31%
| Here |  | 44.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 31.8% | 24.4% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 6.0% |
| Congregations | 23.6% | 16.9% | 15.7% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Baha'i | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other |
| Adherents | 5.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 7.9% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 21.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 14 | Georgetown County: | 2.32 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Georgetown County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33 | Georgetown County: | 5.46 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 81 | Here: | 13.41 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.1% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Georgetown County: | 30.3% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.3% | | State: | 13.4% |
8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,998 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.25% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)| Georgetown County: | 0.12% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,031 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($255 average AGI)| Georgetown County: | 0.06% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Waccamaw:
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WLMC (1470 AM; 1 kW; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMBERLAND A & A CORPORATION)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGTN (1400 AM; 1 kW; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: R.J. STALVEY)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Waccamaw:
- WSYN (106.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSEA (100.3 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMBJ (88.3 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- W260AK (99.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
- WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSUY (96.9 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGTN-FM (100.7 FM; ANDREWS, SC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC.)
- WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
- WAVF (96.1 FM; HANAHAN, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCI (89.3 FM; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WXJY (93.7 FM; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
TV broadcast stations around Waccamaw:
- W51AT (Channel 51; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWSC-LP (Channel 28; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: WWSC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WCSC-TV (Channel 5; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCSC, INC.)
- WITV (Channel 7; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WCIV (Channel 4; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WCIV, LLC)
- WMMP (Channel 36; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WMMP LICENSEE L.P.)
- WTAT-TV (Channel 24; CHARLESTON, SC; Owner: WTAT LICENSEE, LLC)
- W22CJ (Channel 22; GEORGETOWN, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W34CQ (Channel 34; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- #70 on the list of "Top 100 cities with newest houses (pop. 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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