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Aynor is a small town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, south of Galivants Ferry and by road northwest of Myrtle Beach. The population was 647 in September 2011. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1sqmi, all land. It contains Aynor High School.HistoryAynor was settled as the Eyknor's Farm in the mid-19th century under Jacob Eyknor. After a railway terminus was added along the railroad from Conway, the town was incorporated in 1913. It elected a mayor and town wardens (now town council members). Gabriel Edwards (1849-1938) was elected the first mayor in 1913 and again in 1923 for a non-consecutive second term. The town developed as a center for production of turpentine from pine trees, tobacco, and cotton as commodity crops.DemographicsAs of the census of 2010, there were 560 people, 228 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was 533.3 people per square mile (206.0/km²). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 233.5 per square mile (90.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.20% White, 11.75% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.19% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.