Dare County

Also known as Dare County, North Carolina, Dare County, NC

county in North Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Carolina
Named after: Virginia Dare
Seat: Manteo
Largest municipality: Kill Devil Hills
Total: 1,541.74 sq mi (3,993.1 km )
Land: 383.23 sq mi (992.6 km )
Water: 1,158.51 sq mi (3,000.5 km ) 75.14%
Estimate 2025: 38,245
Density: 96.33/sq mi (37.19/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 3rd
Website: www .darenc .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 36915
Area: 4044
Official website: www.darenc.gov
Image: Dare County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 15830

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Commons category: Dare County, North Carolina
inception: 1870-00-00
water as percent of area: 75
native label: Dare County
per capita income: 36532
contact page URL: www.darenc.gov/about/advanced-components/list-detail-pages/staff-directory-list
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Dare County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,915. Its county seat is Manteo.

Dare County is included in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.