Short answers, pulled from the story.
Kingston emerged in 1732 as a Royal Governor township scheme under Robert Johnson. Early English colonists named the village Kings Town before changing it to Kingston.
King George II was very popular in the area from the 1730s to the 1750s because his birthday became one of the most widely celebrated holidays during that time. His successor King George III quickly grew unpopular with the townspeople by comparison.
Horry County was created in 1801, and its courthouse was established in Kingston. The South Carolina General Assembly changed the name of the town to Conway in 1883 after previously renaming it Conwayborough to honor local hero General Robert Conway.
The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census, up from 17,103 in the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, there were 24,849 people, 7,921 households, and 4,881 families residing in the city.
Conway is home to Horry-Georgetown Technical College, a branch of Webster University, an MBA graduate school, and North American Institute of Aviation. These institutions created jobs and attracted new residents to the region alongside major employers like Vulcan Materials Company.