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Hollywood, South Carolina
Location of Hollywood in South Carolina
Location of Hollywood in South Carolina
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Charleston
Area
 • Total 24.80 sq mi (64.22 km2)
 • Land 23.41 sq mi (60.64 km2)
 • Water 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 4,714
 • Estimate 
(2019)
5,227
 • Density 223.24/sq mi (86.20/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29449
Area code(s) 843, 854
FIPS code 45-34495
GNIS feature ID 1231398

Hollywood is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,714 at the 2010 census, up from 3,946 in 2000. Hollywood is part of the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area.

Geography

Hollywood is located in western Charleston County at 32°44′48″N 80°13′34″W / 32.7467°N 80.2260°W / 32.7467; -80.2260 (32.7467, -80.2260). It is bordered by Ravenel to the north and Meggett to the south. Charleston is 21 miles (34 km) to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hollywood has a total area of 24.5 square miles (63.5 km2), of which 23.1 square miles (59.9 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), or 5.64%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 246
1960 334 35.8%
1970 339 1.5%
1980 729 115.0%
1990 2,094 187.2%
2000 3,946 88.4%
2010 4,714 19.5%
2019 (est.) 5,227 10.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Hollywood racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 2,482 46.49%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,399 44.93%
Native American 8 0.15%
Asian 27 0.51%
Pacific Islander 4 0.07%
Other/Mixed 139 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 280 5.24%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,339 people, 2,070 households, and 1,405 families residing in the town.

Climate

Climate data for Hollywood, South Carolina (Airport), 1981–2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 59.0
(15.0)
62.8
(17.1)
69.6
(20.9)
76.5
(24.7)
83.2
(28.4)
88.4
(31.3)
91.1
(32.8)
89.6
(32.0)
84.9
(29.4)
77.1
(25.1)
69.8
(21.0)
61.6
(16.4)
76.1
(24.5)
Average low °F (°C) 38.1
(3.4)
41.2
(5.1)
47.2
(8.4)
53.8
(12.1)
62.4
(16.9)
70.2
(21.2)
73.6
(23.1)
72.9
(22.7)
67.8
(19.9)
57.3
(14.1)
48.1
(8.9)
40.6
(4.8)
56.1
(13.4)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.70
(94)
2.96
(75)
3.71
(94)
2.91
(74)
3.02
(77)
5.64
(143)
6.52
(166)
7.15
(182)
6.10
(155)
3.75
(95)
2.43
(62)
3.11
(79)
50.99
(1,295)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.1
(0.25)
0.2
(0.51)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.3
(0.76)
0.6
(1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.5 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.8 11.9 13.0 13.2 10.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 112.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 189.3 244.9 276.0 294.5 279.0 288.3 257.3 219.0 223.2 189.0 170.5 2,810.8
Source: NOAA, HKO (sun only, 1961–1990)

See also

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