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id="toc-Major_highways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Major infrastructure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li 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class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Census-designated places</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_places-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Unincorporated communities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Townships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Townships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Townships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Townships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ghost_towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ghost_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Ghost towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ghost_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9)" title="مقاطعة دير (كارولاينا الشمالية) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة دير (كارولاينا الشمالية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_K%C5%ABn" title="Dare Kūn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Dare Kūn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%8A%D1%80_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Деър (окръг, Северна Каролина) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Деър (окръг, Северна Каролина)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Dare County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County" title="Dare County – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Dare County" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Dare County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County,_Gogledd_Carolina" title="Dare County, Gogledd Carolina – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Dare County, Gogledd Carolina" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County" title="Dare County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dare County" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Dare" title="Condado de Dare – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Dare" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Dare" title="Kantono Dare – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Dare" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_konderria_(Ipar_Carolina)" title="Dare konderria (Ipar Carolina) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dare konderria (Ipar Carolina)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="شهرستان دیر، کارولینای شمالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان دیر، کارولینای شمالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Dare" title="Comté de Dare – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Dare" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Dare,_Carolina_Thuaidh" title="Contae Dare, Carolina Thuaidh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Dare, Carolina Thuaidh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7)" title="دیر ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="دیر ٚ شأرستان (کلسيايي کارؤلينا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8D%B0%EC%96%B4%EA%B5%B0" title="데어군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="데어군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE" title="ডারে কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ডারে কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Dare" title="Contea di Dare – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Dare" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_megye" title="Dare megye – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dare megye" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%97%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF" title="ഡയർ കൗണ്ടി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഡയർ കൗണ്ടി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7)" title="دیر شهرستان (شمالی کارولینا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="دیر شهرستان (شمالی کارولینا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_G%C3%B4ng_(North_Carolina)" title="Dare Gông (North Carolina) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Dare Gông (North Carolina)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County" title="Dare County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" 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data-title="Dare County" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Dare" title="Hrabstwo Dare – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Dare" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Dare" title="Condado de Dare – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Dare" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Dare,_Carolina_de_Nord" title="Comitatul Dare, Carolina de Nord – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Dare, Carolina de Nord" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3)" title="Дэр (округ) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дэр (округ)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County" title="Dare County – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Dare County" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Dare County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0)" title="Округ Дер (Северна Каролина) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Округ Дер (Северна Каролина)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Dare County, North Carolina" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daren_piirikunta" title="Daren piirikunta – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Daren piirikunta" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_County" title="Dare County – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Dare County" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dare_County_Flag.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Dare County"><img alt="Flag of Dare County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/Dare_County_Flag.gif/100px-Dare_County_Flag.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/Dare_County_Flag.gif/150px-Dare_County_Flag.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/Dare_County_Flag.gif/200px-Dare_County_Flag.gif 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Dare County"><img alt="Official seal of Dare County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg/100px-Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg/150px-Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg/200px-Dare_county_nc_seal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Land of Beginnings</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"Caring for our Community: A Nurturing Place Where We All Can Live and Grow."</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina"><img alt="Map of North Carolina highlighting Dare County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg/300px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg/450px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg/600px-Map_of_North_Carolina_highlighting_Dare_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2687" data-file-height="1019" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="North Carolina's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/300px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/450px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg/600px-North_Carolina_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">North Carolina's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&params=35.61_N_75.77_W_type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°37′N</span> <span class="longitude">75°46′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.61°N 75.77°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.61; -75.77</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/45px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1870</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Dare" title="Virginia Dare">Virginia Dare</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina">Manteo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest municipality</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina" title="Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina">Kill Devil Hills</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,541.74 sq mi (3,993.1 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">383.23 sq mi (992.6 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1,158.51 sq mi (3,000.5 km<sup>2</sup>)  75.14%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">36,915</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">38,110</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">96.33/sq mi (37.19/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 3rd congressional district">3rd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.darenc.com">www<wbr />.darenc<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dare County</b> is the easternmost <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 36,915.<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina">Manteo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dare County is included in the <a href="/wiki/Micropolitan_statistical_area" title="Micropolitan statistical area">Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area</a>, which is also included in the <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2023OMB_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023OMB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because it includes much of <a href="/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a>, Dare County is the largest county in North Carolina by total area, although if considering land area only, it drops down to 68th in size among the state's 100 counties.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dare County is named after <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Dare" title="Virginia Dare">Virginia Dare</a>, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born within the county's current borders.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1870 from parts of Tyrrell, <a href="/wiki/Currituck_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Currituck County">Currituck</a> and Hyde counties, it consists of a large segment of the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a> of North Carolina,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island" title="Roanoke Island">Roanoke Island</a> and a peninsula of land attached to the mainland. Most of the county consists of a string of resort communities along the Outer Banks. While lightly populated by year-round residents, the population swells during the summer with vacationers.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At one time, the now-abandoned town of <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_City,_North_Carolina" title="Buffalo City, North Carolina">Buffalo City</a> was the largest community in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-Buffalo_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buffalo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 300px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 300px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-zoom="7" data-lat="35.69" data-lon="-75.73" data-overlays="["_0b1abce690997f8d14de0588042e52647d16084b"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/7/35.69/-75.73/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,35.69,-75.73,300x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Dare_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1256932447&groups=_0b1abce690997f8d14de0588042e52647d16084b" width="300" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,35.69,-75.73,300x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Dare_County%2C_North_Carolina&revid=1256932447&groups=_0b1abce690997f8d14de0588042e52647d16084b 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Interactive map of Dare County</div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg/220px-Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg/330px-Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg/440px-Welcome_to_Dare_County_marlin_-_Stierch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2432" /></a><figcaption>Dare County welcome center</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 1,541.74 square miles (3,993.1 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 383.23 square miles (992.6 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1,158.51 square miles (3,000.5 km<sup>2</sup>) (75.14%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the largest county in North Carolina by total area. </p><p>Dare County includes the middle part of the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a> and contains <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island" title="Roanoke Island">Roanoke Island</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_protected_areas">National protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alligator_River_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge">Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_National_Seashore" title="Cape Hatteras National Seashore">Cape Hatteras National Seashore</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site" title="Fort Raleigh National Historic Site">Fort Raleigh National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monitor_National_Marine_Sanctuary" title="Monitor National Marine Sanctuary">Monitor National Marine Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge">Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial" title="Wright Brothers National Memorial">Wright Brothers National Memorial</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_and_local_protected_areas/sites"><span id="State_and_local_protected_areas.2Fsites"></span>State and local protected areas/sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: State and local protected areas/sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodie_Island_Lighthouse" title="Bodie Island Lighthouse">Bodie Island Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buxton_Woods_Coastal_Reserve_Dedicated_Nature_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (page does not exist)">Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buxton_Woods_Game_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buxton Woods Game Land (page does not exist)">Buxton Woods Game Land</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCWRC_Game_Lands_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCWRC_Game_Lands-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Lighthouse" title="Cape Hatteras Lighthouse">Cape Hatteras Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_game_lands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dare game lands (page does not exist)">Dare Game Land</a> (part)<sup id="cite_ref-NCWRC_Game_Lands_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCWRC_Game_Lands-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graveyard_of_the_Atlantic_Museum" title="Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum">Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet_Crab_Spawning_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hatteras Inlet Crab Spawning Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Hatteras Inlet Crab Spawning Sanctuary</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquariums#Jennette's_Pier" title="North Carolina Aquariums">Jennette's Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jockey%27s_Ridge_State_Park" title="Jockey's Ridge State Park">Jockey's Ridge State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kitty_Hawk_Woods_Coastal_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve (page does not exist)">Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kitty_Hawk_Woods_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve (page does not exist)">Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve_Dedicated_Nature_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nags Head Woods Preserve Dedicated Nature Preserve (page does not exist)">Nags Head Woods Preserve Dedicated Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_on_Roanoke_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island">North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oregon_Inlet_Crab_Spawning_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oregon Inlet Crab Spawning Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Oregon Inlet Crab Spawning Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pamlico_Sound_Mechanical_Harvesting_of_Oysters_Prohibited_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pamlico Sound Mechanical Harvesting of Oysters Prohibited Area (page does not exist)">Pamlico Sound Mechanical Harvesting of Oysters Prohibited Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island_Festival_Park" title="Roanoke Island Festival Park">Roanoke Island Festival Park</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_Island_Maritime_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roanoke Island Maritime Museum (page does not exist)">Roanoke Island Maritime Museum</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_Island_Marshes_Dedicated_Nature_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roanoke Island Marshes Dedicated Nature Preserve (page does not exist)">Roanoke Island Marshes Dedicated Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_Island_Marshes_Game_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land (page does not exist)">Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land</a><sup id="cite_ref-NCWRC_Game_Lands_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCWRC_Game_Lands-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks#State_Natural_Areas" title="List of North Carolina state parks">Run Hill State Natural Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks#State_Natural_Areas" title="List of North Carolina state parks">Run Hill State Natural Area Dedicated Nature Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Run_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandy Run Park (page does not exist)">Sandy Run Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_water_bodies">Major water bodies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major water bodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_Sound" title="Albemarle Sound">Albemarle Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alligator_River_(North_Carolina)" title="Alligator River (North Carolina)">Alligator River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> (North Atlantic Ocean)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Broad_Creek_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Broad Creek (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Broad Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatan_Sound" title="Croatan Sound">Croatan Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Sound" title="Currituck Sound">Currituck Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Lake_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Lake (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">East Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Bight_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hatteras Bight (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Hatteras Bight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Inlet" title="Hatteras Inlet">Hatteras Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway" title="Intracoastal Waterway">Intracoastal Waterway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long_Shoal_River_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Long Shoal River (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Long Shoal River</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Milltail_Creek_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Milltail Creek (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Milltail Creek</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Inlet" title="Oregon Inlet">Oregon Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Bay" title="Raleigh Bay">Raleigh Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Sound" title="Roanoke Sound">Roanoke Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sawyer_Lake_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sawyer Lake (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Sawyer Lake</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shallowbag_Bay_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shallowbag Bay (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">Shallowbag Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_lake_(North_Carolina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South lake (North Carolina) (page does not exist)">South Lake</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck County</a> – north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde County</a> – southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrrell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Tyrrell County, North Carolina">Tyrrell County</a> – west</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/24px-US_64.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/36px-US_64.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/48px-US_64.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_64_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina">US 64</a></li> <li><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/By-pass_plate.svg/24px-By-pass_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/By-pass_plate.svg/36px-By-pass_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/By-pass_plate.svg/48px-By-pass_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/24px-US_64.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/36px-US_64.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/US_64.svg/48px-US_64.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_64_Bypass_(Manteo,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 64 Bypass (Manteo, North Carolina)">US 64 Byp.</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/30px-US_158.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/45px-US_158.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_158.svg/60px-US_158.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_158" title="U.S. Route 158">US 158</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/US_264.svg/30px-US_264.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/US_264.svg/45px-US_264.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/US_264.svg/60px-US_264.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_264" title="U.S. Route 264">US 264</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/NC_12.svg/24px-NC_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/NC_12.svg/36px-NC_12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/NC_12.svg/48px-NC_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_12" title="North Carolina Highway 12">NC 12</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_345.svg/24px-NC_345.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_345.svg/36px-NC_345.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/NC_345.svg/48px-NC_345.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_345" title="North Carolina Highway 345">NC 345</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/NC_400.svg/24px-NC_400.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/NC_400.svg/36px-NC_400.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/NC_400.svg/48px-NC_400.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_400" title="North Carolina Highway 400">NC 400</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_infrastructure">Major infrastructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Major infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County_Bombing_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Dare County Bombing Range">Dare County Bombing Range</a>, within Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County_Regional_Airport" title="Dare County Regional Airport">Dare County Regional Airport</a>, general aviation airport</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Flight_Airport" title="First Flight Airport">First Flight Airport</a>, inside Wright Brothers National Memorial</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Transportation_Ferry_Division#Routes" title="North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division">Hatteras–Ocracoke Ferry</a> (to Hyde County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Transportation_Ferry_Division#Emergency_route" title="North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division">Stumpy Point–Rodanthe Ferry</a>, emergency ferry service typically used for <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">hurricane</a> evacuations or when NC 12 is damaged after a storm</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>2,778</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>3,243</td><td></td><td>16.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>3,768</td><td></td><td>16.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>4,757</td><td></td><td>26.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>4,841</td><td></td><td>1.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>5,115</td><td></td><td>5.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>5,202</td><td></td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>6,401</td><td></td><td>23.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>5,405</td><td></td><td>−15.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>5,935</td><td></td><td>9.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>6,995</td><td></td><td>17.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>13,377</td><td></td><td>91.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>22,746</td><td></td><td>70.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>29,959</td><td></td><td>31.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>33,920</td><td></td><td>13.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>36,915</td><td></td><td>8.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">38,110</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>3.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010<sup id="cite_ref-QF_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusQuickFacts_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusQuickFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <caption>Dare County racial composition<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Race </th> <th scope="col">Number </th> <th scope="col">Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>31,921 </td> <td>86.47% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black or African American</a> (non-Hispanic) </th> <td>678 </td> <td>1.84% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a> </th> <td>99 </td> <td>0.27% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a> </th> <td>260 </td> <td>0.7% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a> </th> <td>10 </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other/Mixed</a> </th> <td>1,393 </td> <td>3.77% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> </th> <td>2,554 </td> <td>6.92% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 36,915 people, 15,529 households, and 10,281 families residing in the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 33,920 people, 12,690 households, and 8,450 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 78 people per square mile (30 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 26,671 housing units at an average density of 70 units per square mile (27 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 92.3% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 2.5% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.0% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 2.4% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.8% from two or more races. 6.5% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 12,690 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% 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. </p><p>In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $23,614. About 5.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancestry">Ancestry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ancestry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2010, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Dare County were:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ancestry</th> <th>Percent<br /><small>(2010)</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/English_Americans" title="English Americans">English</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></td> <td>22.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_Americans" title="German Americans">German</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>18.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irish_Americans" title="Irish Americans">Irish</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>15.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_ancestry" title="American ancestry">American</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></td> <td>8.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_Americans" title="Italian Americans">Italian</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span></td> <td>6.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Americans" title="Scottish Americans">Scottish</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>4.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotch-Irish_Americans" title="Scotch-Irish Americans">Scotch-Irish</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster"><img alt="Ulster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Ulster.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ulster.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="670" /></a></span></span></td> <td>4.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Polish_Americans" title="Polish Americans">Polish</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></td> <td>3.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Americans" title="Dutch Americans">Dutch</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td>1.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Americans" title="Welsh Americans">Welsh</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span></td> <td>1.2% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dare County is presently a Republican county, having voted Republican since the 1980 election, though the Republican margins of victory are significantly smaller than most Southern largely-white counties. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried <a href="/wiki/Dare_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Dare County">Dare County</a> since <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> did so in 1976. Before the 1950s, it was mostly a typical "<a href="/wiki/Solid_South" title="Solid South">Solid South</a>" Democratic county, that did not vote Republican between 1900 and 1952, albeit by significantly smaller margins than much of the rest of the Solid South. Dare County is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Dare_County_Board_of_Commissioners" title="Dare County Board of Commissioners">Dare County Board of Commissioners</a>. Dare County is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Councils_of_governments_in_North_Carolina" title="Councils of governments in North Carolina">Albemarle Commission</a> regional council of governments. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Dare County, North Carolina<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,719 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.99%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.12% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">222 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2020 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13,938 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.52%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">9,936 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">358 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,460 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.44%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,222 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.83% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">927 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,248 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.02%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,393 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.13% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">333 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.85% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,745 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.99%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,074 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.74% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">229 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2004 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,345 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.10%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,136 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.46% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">67 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">7,301 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.15%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,589 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.99% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">112 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,977 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,522 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.79% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,321 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,357 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>40.73%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,925 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,414 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,234 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.85%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,806 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.77% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,738 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,839 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.88% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,794 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.76%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,497 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">324 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,680 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,191 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.31%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1972 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,986 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>75.20%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">634 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24.01% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,035 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>40.13%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">700 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.14% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">844 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">32.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">867 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.00% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,476 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.00%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,058 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.90% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,247 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.10%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1956 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,028 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">839 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.94% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1952 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">767 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">959 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.56%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1948 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">373 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.72% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">802 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.06%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">39 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1944 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">259 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21.14% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">966 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>78.86%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">315 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20.60% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,214 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>79.40%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1936 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">542 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">28.07% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,389 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>71.93%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1932 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">497 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">28.50% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,241 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>71.16%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1928 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">814 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.97% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">883 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.03%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1924 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">629 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.17% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">826 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.69%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1920 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">632 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.38% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">825 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.62%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">363 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.58% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">470 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.42%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1912 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">238 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.29% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">397 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1908 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">370 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.07% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">416 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.93%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1904 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">350 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.75% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">415 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.25%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1900 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">331 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.03% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">404 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.97%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1896 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">471 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.58%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">408 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.42% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1892 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">356 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.52%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">335 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.48% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1888 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">337 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.22%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">321 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1884 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1884</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">291 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.30%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">255 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina">1880</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">274 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.75% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">288 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.25%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Public education is run by <a href="/wiki/Dare_County_Schools" title="Dare County Schools">Dare County Schools</a>. There are three public high schools/secondary schools with high school components: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Secondary_School" title="Cape Hatteras Secondary School">Cape Hatteras Secondary School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Flight_High_School" title="First Flight High School">First Flight High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manteo_High_School" title="Manteo High School">Manteo High School</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/College_of_The_Albemarle" title="College of The Albemarle">College of The Albemarle</a> is the local community college, with a Dare campus in Manteo.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dare County Library has branches in Manteo, Kill Devil Hills, and Hatteras.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lighthouses">Lighthouses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Lighthouses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dare County is home to two popular lighthouses: The <a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Lighthouse" title="Cape Hatteras Lighthouse">Cape Hatteras Lighthouse</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bodie_Island_Lighthouse" title="Bodie Island Lighthouse">Bodie Island Lighthouse</a>. There is also a beacon atop the <a href="/wiki/Wright_Brothers_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright Brothers Memorial">Wright Brothers Memorial</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right noresize" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Dare_County.png/450px-Dare_County.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="412" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Dare_County.png 1.5x" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="546" usemap="#ImageMap_45877d689776f6e5" resource="/wiki/File:Dare_County.png" /></span><map name="ImageMap_45877d689776f6e5"><area href="/wiki/Duck,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="235,17,264,27" alt="Duck" title="Duck" /><area href="/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="312,67,371,78" alt="Kill Devil Hills" title="Kill Devil Hills" /><area href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="291,50,337,60" alt="Kitty Hawk" title="Kitty Hawk" /><area href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="71,87,130,96" alt="Manteo" title="Manteo" /><area href="/wiki/Nags_Head,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="324,106,375,118" alt="Nags Head" title="Nags Head" /><area href="/wiki/Southern_Shores,_North_Carolina" shape="rect" coords="255,33,328,42" alt="Southern Shores" title="Southern Shores" /><area href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Lighthouse" shape="rect" coords="313,334,421,344" alt="Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" title="Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" /><area href="/wiki/Alligator_River_National_Wildlife_Refuge" shape="rect" coords="23,223,182,232" alt="Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge" title="Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge" /><area href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_National_Seashore" shape="rect" coords="312,208,448,220" alt="Cape Hatteras National Seashore" title="Cape Hatteras National Seashore" /><area href="/wiki/Pea_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" shape="rect" coords="300,171,444,182" alt="Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge" title="Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge" /></map><figcaption>Clickable map of Dare County</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duck,_North_Carolina" title="Duck, North Carolina">Duck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina" title="Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina">Kill Devil Hills</a> (largest municipality)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina" title="Kitty Hawk, North Carolina">Kitty Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina">Manteo</a> (county seat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nags_Head,_North_Carolina" title="Nags Head, North Carolina">Nags Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Shores,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Shores, North Carolina">Southern Shores</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avon,_North_Carolina" title="Avon, North Carolina">Avon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buxton,_North_Carolina" title="Buxton, North Carolina">Buxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frisco,_North_Carolina" title="Frisco, North Carolina">Frisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatteras,_North_Carolina" title="Hatteras, North Carolina">Hatteras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manns_Harbor,_North_Carolina" title="Manns Harbor, North Carolina">Manns Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodanthe,_North_Carolina" title="Rodanthe, North Carolina">Rodanthe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvo,_North_Carolina" title="Salvo, North Carolina">Salvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wanchese,_North_Carolina" title="Wanchese, North Carolina">Wanchese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waves,_North_Carolina" title="Waves, North Carolina">Waves</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colington_Island" title="Colington Island">Colington</a></li> <li>East Lake</li> <li>Little Kinnakeet</li> <li>Martins Point</li> <li>Sanderling</li> <li>Scarborotown</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stumpy_Point,_North_Carolina" title="Stumpy Point, North Carolina">Stumpy Point</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Atlantic</li> <li>Croatan</li> <li>East Lake</li> <li>Hatteras</li> <li>Kinnekeet</li> <li>Nags Head</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ghost_towns">Ghost towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Ghost towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_City,_North_Carolina" title="Buffalo City, North Carolina">Buffalo City</a> (est: 1870s) (abandoned: 1950s), highest population: 3,000 (early 20th century)</li> <li>Burptoe Village (est: 1892) (abandoned: 1950), highest population: 616 (1942)</li> <li>Port Frenz (est: 1862 as Fort Frent) (abandoned: 1932), highest population: 602 (1924) (named as Fort Frent until 1865)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">List of counties in North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Dare County, North Carolina">National Register of Historic Places listings in Dare County, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_North_Carolina" title="List of ghost towns in North Carolina">List of ghost towns in North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke Colony</a>, first attempted permanent English settlement in the Americas</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Isabel" title="Hurricane Isabel">Hurricane Isabel</a>, worst hurricane to hit Dare County to-date; caused widespread damage in the county</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dare_County,_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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4em">Municipalities and communities of <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span class="region">Dare County, North Carolina</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina"><span>Manteo</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duck,_North_Carolina" title="Duck, North Carolina">Duck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina" title="Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina">Kill Devil Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina" title="Kitty Hawk, North 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aria-labelledby="Outer_Banks_of_North_Carolina_and_Virginia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Outer_Banks" title="Template:Outer Banks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Outer_Banks" title="Template talk:Outer Banks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Outer_Banks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Outer Banks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Outer_Banks_of_North_Carolina_and_Virginia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Landforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodie_Island" title="Bodie Island">Bodie Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knotts_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Knotts Island, North Carolina">Knotts Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Monkey Island, North Carolina">Monkey Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mary_Island,_North_Carolina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mary Island, North Carolina (page does not exist)">Mary Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colington_Island" title="Colington Island">Colington Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle-Pamlico_Peninsula" title="Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula">Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island" title="Roanoke Island">Roanoke Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island" title="Pea Island">Pea Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Island" title="Hatteras Island">Hatteras Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Ache_Island" title="No Ache Island">No Ache Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras" title="Cape Hatteras">Cape Hatteras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelly_Island" title="Shelly Island">Shelly Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke,_North_Carolina" title="Ocracoke, North Carolina">Ocracoke Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beacon_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Beacon Island, North Carolina">Beacon Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Island,_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Portsmouth Island, North Carolina">Portsmouth Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Core_Banks,_North_Carolina" title="Core Banks, North Carolina">Core Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_(North_Carolina)" title="Cape Lookout (North Carolina)">Cape Lookout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">City of Virginia Beach</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sandbridge,_Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia">Sandbridge</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck County</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Knotts_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Knotts Island, North Carolina">Knotts Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carova_Beach,_North_Carolina" title="Carova Beach, North Carolina">Carova Beach</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Corolla,_North_Carolina" title="Corolla, North Carolina">Corolla</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dare County</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Duck,_North_Carolina" title="Duck, North Carolina">Duck</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Southern_Shores,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Shores, North Carolina">Southern Shores</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina" title="Kitty Hawk, North Carolina">Kitty Hawk</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina" title="Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina">Kill Devil Hills</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Colington_Island" title="Colington Island">Colington</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nags_Head,_North_Carolina" title="Nags Head, North Carolina">Nags Head</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Whalebone_Junction,_North_Carolina" title="Whalebone Junction, North Carolina">Whalebone Junction</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina">Manteo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wanchese,_North_Carolina" title="Wanchese, North Carolina">Wanchese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rodanthe,_North_Carolina" title="Rodanthe, North Carolina">Rodanthe</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Waves,_North_Carolina" title="Waves, North Carolina">Waves</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Salvo,_North_Carolina" title="Salvo, North Carolina">Salvo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Avon,_North_Carolina" title="Avon, North Carolina">Avon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Buxton,_North_Carolina" title="Buxton, North Carolina">Buxton</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frisco,_North_Carolina" title="Frisco, North Carolina">Frisco</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hatteras,_North_Carolina" title="Hatteras, North Carolina">Hatteras</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde County</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke,_North_Carolina" title="Ocracoke, North Carolina">Ocracoke</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret County</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_North_Carolina" title="Portsmouth, North Carolina">Portsmouth</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_Village_Historic_District" title="Cape Lookout Village Historic District">Cape Lookout Village</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Waterways</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway" title="Intracoastal Waterway">Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Bays</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Onslow_Bay" title="Onslow Bay">Onslow Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Bay" title="Raleigh Bay">Raleigh Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Back_Bay,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Back Bay, Virginia (page does not exist)">Back Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knotts_Island_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Knotts Island Bay (page does not exist)">Knotts Island Bay</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Sounds</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Sound" title="Currituck Sound">Currituck Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_Sound" title="Albemarle Sound">Albemarle Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Croatan_Sound" title="Croatan Sound">Croatan Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Sound" title="Roanoke Sound">Roanoke Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Core_Sound" title="Core Sound">Core Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Back_Sound" title="Back Sound">Back Sound</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Inlets</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Inlet" title="Oregon Inlet">Oregon Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Inlet" title="New Inlet">New Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Inlet" title="Isabel Inlet">Isabel Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Inlet" title="Hatteras Inlet">Hatteras Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Inlet" title="Ocracoke Inlet">Ocracoke Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Drum_Inlet" title="Drum Inlet">Drum Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Barden_Inlet" title="Barden Inlet">Barden Inlet</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lighthouses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Beach_Light" title="Currituck Beach Light">Currituck Beach Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodie_Island_Light" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodie Island Light">Bodie Island Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Light" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Hatteras Light">Cape Hatteras Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Light" title="Ocracoke Light">Ocracoke Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_Lighthouse" title="Cape Lookout Lighthouse">Cape Lookout Light</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Protected areas and wildlife</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>National seashores</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_National_Seashore" title="Cape Hatteras National Seashore">Cape Hatteras National Seashore</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_National_Seashore" title="Cape Lookout National Seashore">Cape Lookout National Seashore</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Wildlife refuges</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Back_Bay_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge">Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mackay_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge">Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Currituck National Wildlife Refuge">Currituck National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge">Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>State parks</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/False_Cape_State_Park" title="False Cape State Park">False Cape State Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jockey%27s_Ridge_State_Park" title="Jockey's Ridge State Park">Jockey's Ridge State Park</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>State coastal reserves</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kitty_Hawk_Woods_North_Carolina_Coastal_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kitty Hawk Woods North Carolina Coastal Reserve (page does not exist)">Kitty Hawk Woods</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buxton_Woods_North_Carolina_Coastal_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buxton Woods North Carolina Coastal Reserve (page does not exist)">Buxton Woods</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Game lands</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Currituck Banks Game Land</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Buxton Woods Game Land</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Preserves</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nags Head Woods Preserve (page does not exist)">Nags Head Woods Preserve</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_Island_Marshes_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roanoke Island Marshes Preserve (page does not exist)">Roanoke Island Marshes Preserve</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Museums, zoos, and institutes</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquariums#North_Carolina_Aquarium_on_Roanoke_Island" title="North Carolina Aquariums">North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Graveyard_of_the_Atlantic_Museum" title="Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum">Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_-_Coastal_Studies_Institute" title="University of North Carolina - Coastal Studies Institute">University of North Carolina - Coastal Studies Institute</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Other</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mountains-to-Sea_Trail" title="Mountains-to-Sea Trail">Mountains-to-Sea Trail</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Island_Audubon_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site" title="Fort Raleigh National Historic Site">Fort Raleigh National Historic Site</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial" title="Wright Brothers National Memorial">Wright Brothers National Memorial</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Banks_North_Carolina_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve" title="Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve">Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Run_Hill_State_Natural_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Run Hill State Natural Area (page does not exist)">Run Hill State Natural Area</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Wildlife</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Banker_horse" title="Banker horse">Banker horse</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Red_wolf" title="Red wolf">Red wolf</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Routes</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Historic_Albemarle_Tour" title="Historic Albemarle Tour">Historic Albemarle Tour</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Transportation_Ferry_Division" title="North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division">North Carolina Ferry System</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Bridges</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Dare_Memorial_Bridge" title="Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge">Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marc_Basnight_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Marc Basnight Bridge">Marc Basnight Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Herbert_C._Bonner_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert C. Bonner Bridge">Herbert C. Bonner Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wright_Memorial_Bridge" title="Wright Memorial Bridge">Wright Memorial Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_B._Umstead_Bridge" title="William B. Umstead Bridge">William B. Umstead Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_Baum_Bridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Washington Baum Bridge (page does not exist)">Washington Baum Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melvin_R._Daniels_Bridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melvin R. Daniels Bridge (page does not exist)">Melvin R. Daniels Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rodanthe_Bridge" title="Rodanthe Bridge">Rodanthe Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mid-Currituck_Bridge" title="Mid-Currituck Bridge">Mid-Currituck Bridge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Captain_Richard_Etheridge_Bridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge (page does not exist)">Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Airports</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dare_County_Regional_Airport" title="Dare County Regional Airport">Dare County Regional Airport</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/First_Flight_Airport" title="First Flight Airport">First Flight Airport</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_Airport" title="Billy Mitchell Airport">Billy Mitchell Airport</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Island_Airport" title="Ocracoke Island Airport">Ocracoke Island Airport</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Events and places</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island_Life-Saving_Station" title="Pea Island Life-Saving Station">Pea Island Life-Saving Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chicamacomico_Life-Saving_Station" title="Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station">Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke Colony</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Graveyard_of_the_Atlantic" title="Graveyard of the Atlantic">Graveyard of the Atlantic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Alley" title="Torpedo Alley">Torpedo Alley</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic" title="Battle of the Atlantic">Battle of the Atlantic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Weather_Bureau_Station" title="Hatteras Weather Bureau Station">Hatteras Weather Bureau Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Freedmen%27s_Colony_of_Roanoke_Island" title="Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island">Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>People</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_people" title="Roanoke people">Roanoke people</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Croatan" title="Croatan">Croatan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wanchese_(Native_American_leader)" title="Wanchese (Native American leader)">Wanchese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Manteo_(Native_American_leader)" title="Manteo (Native American leader)">Manteo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_White_(colonist_and_artist)" title="John White (colonist and artist)">John White</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Richard_Grenville" title="Richard Grenville">Richard Grenville</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Blackbeard" title="Blackbeard">Blackbeard</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_(Native_American)" title="Raleigh (Native American)">Raleigh</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Dare" title="Virginia Dare">Virginia Dare</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marc_Basnight" title="Marc Basnight">Marc Basnight</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Weather</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1936_Mid-Atlantic_hurricane" title="1936 Mid-Atlantic hurricane">1936 Outer Banks hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Outer_Banks_hurricane" title="1945 Outer Banks hurricane">1945 Outer Banks hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Fran" title="Hurricane Fran">Hurricane Fran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Irene" title="Hurricane Irene">Hurricane Irene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Isabel_in_North_Carolina" title="Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina">Hurricane Isabel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Dorian" title="Hurricane Dorian">Hurricane Dorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard_mitigation_in_the_Outer_Banks" title="Hazard mitigation in the Outer Banks">Hazard 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title="Index of North Carolina–related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_North_Carolina" title="Climate of North Carolina">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_North_Carolina" title="Geography of North Carolina">Geography</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_North_Carolina" title="Category:Lakes of North Carolina">lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Reservoirs_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Reservoirs in North Carolina">reserviors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_North_Carolina" title="List of rivers of North Carolina">rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks" title="List of North Carolina state parks">state parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_North_Carolina" title="Wildlife of North Carolina">wildlife</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">colonial era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina#American_Revolution" title="History of North Carolina">American Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_War_of_1812" title="North Carolina in the War of 1812">War of 1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="North Carolina in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Mass media in North Carolina">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_North_Carolina" title="List of newspapers in North Carolina">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in North Carolina">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of television stations in North Carolina">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Carolina" title="List of people from North Carolina">North Carolinians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Carolina" title="Politics of North Carolina">Politics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Carolina" title="Government of North Carolina">government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Carolina" title="Law of North Carolina">law</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_symbols" title="List of North Carolina state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Tourist attractions in North Carolina">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_North_Carolina" title="Abortion in North Carolina">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_North_Carolina" title="Culture of North Carolina">Culture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_North_Carolina" title="Music of North Carolina">music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_North_Carolina" title="Sports in North Carolina">sports</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_North_Carolina" title="Climate change in North Carolina">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_North_Carolina" title="Crime in North Carolina">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_North_Carolina" title="Demographics of North Carolina">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Carolina" title="Economy of North Carolina">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina#Education" title="North Carolina">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_North_Carolina" title="Gambling in North Carolina">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_North_Carolina" title="Gun laws in North Carolina">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in North Carolina">LGBT rights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#North_Carolina" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#Foothills" title="Western North Carolina">Foothills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#High_Country" title="Western North Carolina">High Country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_North_Carolina" title="Central North Carolina">Piedmont</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">Eastern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(region)" title="Cape Fear (region)">Cape Fear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Coast" title="Crystal Coast">Crystal Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#Largest_cities" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston‑Salem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#A" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Smaller cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex,_North_Carolina" title="Apex, North Carolina">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheboro,_North_Carolina" title="Asheboro, North Carolina">Asheboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_North_Carolina" title="Clayton, North Carolina">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garner,_North_Carolina" title="Garner, North Carolina">Garner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxhaw,_North_Carolina" title="Waxhaw, North Carolina">Waxhaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_North_Carolina" title="Havelock, North Carolina">Havelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alleghany County, North Carolina">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Anson County, North Carolina">Anson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Ashe County, North Carolina">Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Avery County, North Carolina">Avery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort_County,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort County, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bladen_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bladen County, North Carolina">Bladen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus County, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cumberland County, North Carolina">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson County, North Carolina">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davie County, North Carolina">Davie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duplin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Duplin County, North Carolina">Duplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_North_Carolina" title="Halifax County, North Carolina">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harnett_County,_North_Carolina" title="Harnett County, North Carolina">Harnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_North_Carolina" title="Haywood County, North Carolina">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson County, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hertford County, North Carolina">Hertford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hoke County, North Carolina">Hoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iredell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Iredell County, North Carolina">Iredell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jackson County, North Carolina">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Johnston County, North Carolina">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jones County, North Carolina">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir County, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lincoln County, North Carolina">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_North_Carolina" title="Macon County, North Carolina">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_North_Carolina" title="Madison County, North Carolina">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Martin County, North Carolina">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_County,_North_Carolina" title="McDowell County, North Carolina">McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mitchell County, North Carolina">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Montgomery County, North Carolina">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_North_Carolina" title="Moore County, North Carolina">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash_County,_North_Carolina" title="Nash County, North Carolina">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover_County,_North_Carolina" title="New Hanover County, North Carolina">New Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_North_Carolina" title="Northampton County, North Carolina">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina" title="Onslow County, North Carolina">Onslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pamlico County, North Carolina">Pamlico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasquotank_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pasquotank County, North Carolina">Pasquotank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pender_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pender County, North Carolina">Pender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perquimans_County,_North_Carolina" title="Perquimans County, North Carolina">Perquimans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Person County, North Carolina">Person</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pitt County, North Carolina">Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_North_Carolina" title="Polk County, North Carolina">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_North_Carolina" title="Randolph County, North Carolina">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_North_Carolina" title="Richmond County, North Carolina">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robeson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Robeson County, North 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