Conway, South Carolina SC Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 11,788 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Horry County. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University. Numerous buildings and structures are on the National Register of Historic Places- including City Hall which was designed by Robert Mills who was also the architect of the Washington Monument. Since the completion of the Main Street USA project in the 1980's, Conway's downtown has been revitalized with quaint shops and bistros. Highlighting the renovation of the downtown area is the Riverwalk, an area of fine dining which follows a stretch of the historic Waccamaw River that winds through Conway.

Institutes of Higher Education: Coastal Carolina University, Horry-Georgetown Technical College, and North American Institute of Aviation.

Conway, SC, the county seat of Horry County, is located at 33.838093, -79.056101. It is situated in the South Carolina Coastal Plain, on the western banks of the Waccamaw River, and is approximately 25 km from the Atlantic Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.7 km² (13.4 mi²). 32.9 km² (12.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (5.08%) is water.

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