Carolina Shores is a town in
Brunswick County,
North Carolina
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, United States. The population was 3,048 at the
2010 census,
up from 1,482 in 2000. It is part of the
Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
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.
The town was incorporated in 1998 after a split from the town of
Calabash
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, which came as the result of years of disagreement over "sewer, garbage collection and sign restrictions".
[Star News: Carolina Shores celebrates 10 year split from Calabash (September 17, 2008)](_blank)
/ref> The town limits of Carolina Shores currently interlock with those of Calabash. Sharing the name of the local country club
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, "Carolina Shores" could be considered a misnomer
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since the town does not have a "shore" with any large body of water.
Geography
Carolina Shores is located in southwestern Brunswick County at (33.899163, -78.578070).South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
state line; the town of Calabash borders Carolina Shores to the south. U.S. Route 17
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(Ocean Highway) forms the northwestern border of the town; the highway leads northeast to Wilmington and southwest to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, Carolina Shores has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census
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, there were 4,588 people, 1,882 households, and 1,319 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census
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White
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, 0.40% African American
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, 0.27% from other races
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. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 766 households, out of which 4.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples
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living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.17.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 3.9% under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 6.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 59.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,933, and the median income for a family was $48,527. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $24,250 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $27,093. About 2.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Town of Carolina Shores official website
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Towns in North Carolina
Towns in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Cape Fear (region)
Populated places established in 1998