Finklea, South Carolina

Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States

34°5′51″N 78°58′41″W / 34.09750°N 78.97806°W / 34.09750; -78.97806CountryUnited StatesStateSouth CarolinaCounty HorryArea

^[1]

• Total2.69 sq mi (6.98 km²) • Land2.69 sq mi (6.98 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

89 ft (27 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total291 • Density108.02/sq mi (41.70/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

29569 (Loris)

Area code(s)843/854FIPS code45-25405GNIS feature ID2812962^[3]

Finklea is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 291.^[4]^[5]

The CDP is in northern Horry County, at the intersection of South Carolina Highways 410, 917 and 9 Business. Highway 410 leads south 9 miles (14 km) to U.S. Route 701 at Baxter Forks and northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Tabor City, North Carolina, and Highway 917 leads northwest 19 miles (31 km) to Mullins. The Highway 9 business loop leads north with Highway 410 1 mile (1.6 km) to Highway 9 at Green Sea and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Loris.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	291		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 2020^[7]^[2]

2020 census

**Finklea CDP, South Carolina – Racial and Ethnic Composition**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*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 may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	98	33.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)	185	63.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5	1.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	1.03%
Total	291	100.00%

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Finklea Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Finklea CDP, South Carolina: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "Finklea CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Finklea CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.