Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370. It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina

Grand Strand The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than from Little River to Winyah Bay. It is located in Horry and Georgetown Counties on the NE South Carolina coast. The term Gra ...

. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach. The community takes its name from

Litchfield Plantation Litchfield Plantation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, is one of the oldest rice plantations on the Waccamaw River. History The plantation traces its formation to three land grants of 500, 500 and from King George III to Thomas Hepworth, in 1710 ...

, 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.Official South Carolina beaches website

Demographics

2020 census

''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

Georgetown County, South Carolina Unincorporated communities in South Carolina Unincorporated communities in Georgetown County, South Carolina Census-designated places in South Carolina Census-designated places in Georgetown County, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub