Back جزيرة هيلتون هيد (كارولاينا الجنوبية) Arabic هيلتون هيد ايلاند ARZ Hilton Head Island Catalan Гилтон-Гед-Айленд (Къилба Каролина) CE Hilton Head Island (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, lat 32,19, long -80,74) CEB Hilton Head Island Czech Hilton Head Island, De Carolina Welsh Hilton Head Island German Hilton Head Island Spanish Hilton Head Island (Hego Carolina) Basque
Hilton Head Island | |
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 Harbour Town Marina in Sea Pines Resort with the Harbour Town Lighthouse | |
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| Nickname(s): Hilton Head, HHI | |
 Interactive map of Hilton Head Island | |
  Hilton Head Island Location within South Carolina  Hilton Head Island Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′44″N 80°44′35″W / 32.17889°N 80.74306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Beaufort |
| Incorporated (town) | 1983 |
| Named for | Navigational marker left by William Hilton[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John J. McCann |
| • Town manager | Marc Orlando |
| • Fire chief | Chris Blankenship |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.13 sq mi (179.05 km2) |
| • Land | 41.35 sq mi (107.10 km2) |
| • Water | 27.78 sq mi (71.95 km2) 40.19% |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 37,661 |
• Estimate (2023) | 38,097 |
| • Density | 910.72/sq mi (351.63/km2) |
| • Urban | 71,824 (US: 395th)[3] |
| • Urban density | 1,135.7/sq mi (438.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 232,523 (US: 202nd) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $12.497 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29925, 29926, 29928 |
| Area code | 843 |
| FIPS code | 45-34045[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1246002[8] |
| Website | www |
Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.[8] It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston. The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census,[9] although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000.[10] It is the principal city of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 232,523 in 2023.[11][5]
The island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound, which mapmakers named "Hilton's Headland." The island has a rich history that started with seasonal occupation by Native Americans thousands of years ago and continued with European exploration and the sea island cotton trade. It became an important base of operations for the Union blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War. Once the island fell to Union troops, hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head, which is still home to many of their descendants, who are known as the Gullah (or Geechee). They have managed to hold on to much of their ethnic and cultural identity.[12]
The island features 12 miles (19 km) of beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination. In 2004, an estimated 2.25 million visitors infused more than $1.5 billion into the local economy.[13][needs update] Hilton Head Island offers an unusual number of cultural opportunities for a community its size[according to whom?], including plays at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, the 120-member full chorus of the Hilton Head Choral Society, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, an annual outdoor, tented wine tasting event on the east coast, and several other annual community festivals. It also hosts the RBC Heritage, a PGA Tour tournament played on the Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort.[14]
Hilton Head Island was incorporated as a municipality in 1983 and is well known for its eco-friendly development.[15] The town's Natural Resources Division enforces the Land Management Ordinance which minimizes the impact of development and governs the style of buildings and how they are situated amongst existing trees.[16] As a result, Hilton Head Island enjoys an unusual amount of tree cover relative to the amount of development.[17] Approximately 70% of the island, including most of the tourist areas, is located inside gated communities.[18] However, the town maintains several public beach access points, including one for the exclusive use of town residents, who have approved several multimillion-dollar land-buying bond referendums to control commercial growth.[19]
- ^ "Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island". www.hiltonheadisland.org. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
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- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Hilton Head Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hilton Head Island town; South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Consolidated Municipal Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017," Archived September 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Town of Hilton Head Island, Accessed August 22, 2017.
- ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Snapshots," Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Sky Magazine (Delta), December 2007. Accessed December 24, 2007.
- ^ "Employment Fast Facts," Archived April 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Hilton Head Island — Bluffton Chamber of Commerce – Accessed January 31, 2007.
- ^ "Hilton Head Island an unquestionable golfing mecca," Archived December 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine CBS Sportsline.com, April 9, 2007. Accessed May 8, 2007
- ^ William W. Starr, "Graceful Growth," Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Sky Magazine (Delta), December 2007. Accessed December 20, 2007.
- ^ "20 Who Made a Difference," Archived October 3, 2003, at the Wayback Machine Lowcountry Now (Savannah Morning News), 2003 – Accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ Gale B. "Hilton Head: the canopy view," Archived October 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine American Forests, November–December 1990. Accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ "Hilton Head, way ahead of its time," Archived May 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine USA Today, September 1, 2006 – Accessed February 14, 2007.
- ^ Whitney T. and Gordon J. "An Investigation of Sprawl Development and Its Effect on Transportation Planning: The Lower Savannah Region of Government," Archived June 18, 2017, at the Wayback Machine South Carolina State University — School of Engineering Technology and Sciences, 2001 – Accessed February 15, 2007.