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Carolina Location of Socastee in South Carolina Coordinates:
33°41′N 79°0′W﻿ / ﻿33.683°N 79.000°W﻿ / 33.683;
-79.000Coordinates: 33°41′N 79°0′W﻿ / ﻿33.683°N 79.000°W﻿ /
33.683; -79.000 Country United States State South Carolina
County Horry  • Total 13.9 sq mi (36.0 km2)  • Land 13.4 sq mi
(34.6 km2)  • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) Elevation 16 ft (5 m)
Population (2000)  • Total 19,952  • Density 1,435/sq mi
(554.2/km2) Time zone EST (UTC-5)  • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 45-67390[1] GNIS feature ID 1226740[2]  Socastee is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina,
United States. The population was 19,952 at the 2010 census.
Socastee is an Indigenous American name referred to as
"Sawkastee" in a 1711 land grant to Percival Pawley. A skirmish
between small forces of American and British troops o