Currituck County, North Carolina
Currituck /ˈkʊrɪtʌk/ [2] County is the northeastern-most county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,547.[3] Its county seat is Currituck.[4] The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739.[5] The name is "traditionally said to be an Native American word for wild geese; Coratank."
Currituck County | |
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 Currituck County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′N 75°56′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1739 |
| Named for | Algonquin term meaning "The Land of the Wild Goose"[1] |
| Seat | Currituck |
| Largest community | Moyock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 527 sq mi (1,360 km2) |
| • Land | 262 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Water | 265 sq mi (690 km2) 50%% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,547 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Area. It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Currituck Sound, Camden County, Dare County and the state of Virginia. Currituck Court House, mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the town name.
References
- "History of Currituck County". Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- Talk Like A Tarheel Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
