Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Census-designated place
Nickname:  Litchfield
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Georgetown
Developed	1960
Area [3]
• Total	11.69 sq mi (30.29 km^2)
• Land	11.23 sq mi (29.07 km^2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.21 km^2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,370
• Density	745.59/sq mi (287.88/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern
• Summer (DST)	Eastern
ZIP code	29585[1]
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]

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

Census	Pop.	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 / 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. "Litchfield Beach ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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.

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