Grand Strand · SC
Conway
A 1732 river town on the Waccamaw, Horry County's seat.
- Population
- 24,849 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1732, as Kingston
- Named Conway
- 1883
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1732
Kingston is laid out on a bluff over the Waccamaw River under Governor Robert Johnson's township plan.
- 1801
Horry County is created with its courthouse in Kingston. The town later becomes Conwayborough, for General Robert Conway.
- 1883
The General Assembly shortens the name to Conway.
- 1980s
A Main Street revival brings the Riverwalk and its restaurants to the Waccamaw.
Now
Conway is the Horry County seat, about 14 miles inland from the Atlantic, and home of Coastal Carolina University. The Waccamaw flows south from here to Winyah Bay.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Conway, RR. bridge, SC over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 1.3 ft
- Biggest swing
- 2.7 ft on Jan 23
- Smallest swing
- 0.2 ft on Oct 18
- Highest high
- 1.7 ft, Oct 1 at 4:50 PM
- Lowest low
- −1.1 ft, Jan 23 at 9:29 AM
2 tide stations around Conway
- Conway, RR. bridgein town
- Pitch Landing2.5 mi