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, North Carolina
Map
Map of North Carolina highlighting Dare County
Location in the state of North Carolina
Map of the USA highlighting North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1870
Seat Manteo
Largest town Kill Devil Hills
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,563 sq mi (4,048 km²)
383 sq mi (992 km²)
1,179 sq mi (3,054 km²), 75%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

33,920
88/sq mi (34/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.darenc.com
Named for: Virginia Dare

Dare County, North Carolina Media

Sources

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Degregory, Lane (1994-10-02). "Buffalo City". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2008-05-06.