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| Dare County, North Carolina | |
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| Seat | Manteo |
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| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,562 sq mi (4,046 km²) 384 sq mi (995 km²) 1,178 sq mi (3,051 km²), 75.44% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
29,967 78/sq mi (30/km²) |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Website | www.darenc.com |
Dare County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 29,967. Its county seat is Manteo.[1] It is named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born in what is now Dare County. At one time, the now-abandoned town of Buffalo City was the largest community in the county.[2] Because it includes much of Pamlico Sound, Dare County is the largest county in North Carolina by total area.
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Dare County is a part of the Albemarle Commission regional council of governments.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,562 square miles (4,044 km²), of which, 384 square miles (993 km²) of it is land and 1,178 square miles (3,051 km²) of it (75.44%) is water.
Dare County includes the northern half of the Outer Banks.
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 29,967 people, 12,690 households, and 8,450 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 26,671 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile (27/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.75% White, 2.66% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,690 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 27.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,411, and the median income for a family was $49,302. Males had a median income of $31,240 versus $24,318 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,614. About 5.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.
Dare County is home to two popular lighthouses: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the Bodie Island Lighthouse. There is also a beacon atop the Wright Brothers Memorial. A third lighthouse was built by the Town of Manteo and dedicated on September 25, 2004. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is an exterior recreation of the 1877 screwpile lighthouse of the same name and is located on the Manteo waterfront. It serves as exhibit space for the N.C. Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island.
Dare County Regional Airport, a general aviation airport, is located in Dare County.
The Dare County Schools district serves all of Dare County.
Coordinates: 35°41′N 75°44′W / 35.69°N 75.73°W
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| Founded | 1870 |
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| Seat | Manteo |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
sq mi ( km²) sq mi ( km²) sq mi ( km²), 75.44% |
| wikipedia:Population - (2000) - Density |
29967 |
| Website: www.co.dare.nc.us | |
Dare County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 29,967. Its county seat is Manteo.6 It is named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born in what is now Dare County.
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Dare County is a member of the Albemarle Commission regional council of governments.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,044 km² (1,562 sq mi). 993 km² (384 sq mi) of it is land and 3,051 km² (1,178 sq mi) of it (75.44%) is water.
Dare County includes the northern half of the Outer Banks.
As of the census² of 2000, there were 29,967 people, 12,690 households, and 8,451 families residing in the county. The population density was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 26,671 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (70/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.75% White, 2.66% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,690 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 27.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,411, and the median income for a family was $49,302. Males had a median income of $31,240 versus $24,318 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,614. About 5.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.
Dare County is home to two popular lighthouses: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the Bodie Island Lighthouse. There is also a beacon atop the Wright Brothers Memorial. A third lighthouse was built by the Town of Manteo and dedicated on September 25, 2004. The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is an exterior recreation of the 1877 screwpile lighthouse of the same name and is located on the Manteo waterfront. It serves as exhibit space for the N.C. Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island.
| Municipalities and communities of Dare County, North Carolina  , North Carolina |
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| County seat: Manteo, North Carolina |
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Duck | Kill Devil Hills | Kitty Hawk | Manteo | Nags Head | Southern Shores |
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Avon | Buxton | Colington | Frisco | Hatteras | Manns Harbor | Rodanthe | Salvo | Wanchese | Waves |
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| State of North Carolina Raleigh (capital) |
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Economy | Geography | History | Music | North Carolinians | Wildlife |
| The Outer Banks of North Carolina | ||
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| Landforms | Bodie Island · Roanoke Island · Pea Island · Little Hatteras Island · Hatteras Island · Cape Hatteras · Ocracoke Island · Portsmouth Island · Core Banks · Cape Lookout |  |
| Places | Currituck County · Dare County · Hyde County · Carteret County Carova Beach · Corolla · Duck · Southern Shores · Kitty Hawk · Kill Devil Hills · Nags Head · Manteo · Wanchese · Rodanthe · Waves · Salvo · Avon · Buxton · Frisco · Hatteras · Ocracoke · Portsmouth |
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| Waterways | Atlantic Ocean · Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway · Currituck Sound · Albemarle Sound · Croatan Sound · Roanoke Sound · Oregon Inlet · Pamlico Sound · Hatteras Inlet · Onslow Bay · Raleigh Bay · Ocracoke Inlet · Core Sound · Drum Inlet · Barden Inlet · Back Sound · New Inlet · Isabel Inlet | |
| Lighthouses | Currituck Beach Light · Bodie Island Light · Cape Hatteras Light · Ocracoke Light · Cape Lookout Light | |
| Protected areas | Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · Jockey's Ridge State Park · Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · Wright Brothers National Memorial | |
| Transportation | North Carolina Highway 12 · U.S. Highway 64 · U.S. Highway 158 · Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge · First Flight Airport · Billy Mitchell Airport · North Carolina Ferry System | |
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| County names | Dare County, North Carolina + |
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| County of subdivision1 | North Carolina + |
| Short name | Dare County + |
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