Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, there were 33,920 people living there. Its county seat is Manteo, North Carolina.[1] It is named after Virginia Dare. Virginia Dare was the first English child born in the Americas. She was born in the Roanoke Colony, in what is now Dare County. Buffalo City, in Dare County, was once the biggest community in the country. (Today, Buffalo City is abandoned.)[2] Dare County is the largest county in North Carolina.
Dare County | |
|---|---|
 Dare County Administration Building in Manteo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′N 75°44′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Named for | Virginia Dare |
| Seat | Manteo |
| Largest town | Kill Devil Hills |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,563 sq mi (4,050 km2) |
| • Land | 383 sq mi (990 km2) |
| • Water | 1,179 sq mi (3,050 km2) 75%% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 33,920 |
| • Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Sources
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Degregory, Lane (1994-10-02). "Buffalo City". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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