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
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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.