Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

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]

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Nickname: 
Litchfield
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyGeorgetown
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 zoneEastern
 • Summer (DST)Eastern
ZIP code
29585[3]
Area code843
FIPS code45-41830

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%±
20208,370—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8][2]

2020 census
Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 7,094 84.76%
Black or African American alone (NH) 753 9.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 17 0.20%
Asian alone (NH) 34 0.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 10 0.12%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 23 0.27%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 198 2.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 241 2.88%
Total 8,370 100.00%

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.

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 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. "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.

33°28′01″N 79°5′59″W


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