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Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. Myrtle Beach
is located in a region known as the Grand Strand, that stretches
from Georgetown, South Carolina to Calabash, North Carolina. The
population was 22,759 at the 2000 census. The metropolitan population is counted
at 196,629 in 2000. A 2005 estimate combining all three counties (Horry, Georgetown, and Brunswick, North Carolina) made the
metro population 377,137, an increase from the 2000 meto population of 346,548.
Myrtle Beach is the largest community in The Grand Strand, a major
tourist destination along the South Atlantic seaboard of the United States, widely known
for its wide beaches, large selection of challenging golf courses, excellent
seafood restaurants, and outlet-style shopping activities. For this reason, the
Myrtle Beach area attracts over 14 million visitors a year. Myrtle Beach kicks
off its summer season each year with the Sun Fun Festival at the beginning of June.
Myrtle Beach is also known as the Redneck Riviera (as the Florida panhandle is
called this as well).
