Back Dare County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة دير (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Dare County, North Carolina BAR Деър (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ডারে কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Dare Gông (North Carolina) CDO Дэйр (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Dare County CEB Dare County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Dare County German
Dare County | |
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 Dare County Administration Building | |
| Nickname: Land of Beginnings | |
| Motto(s): "Caring for our Community: A Nurturing Place Where We All Can Live and Grow." | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′23″N 75°46′03″W / 35.606269°N 75.767536°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Named for | Virginia Dare |
| Seat | Manteo |
| Largest town | Kill Devil Hills |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,541.74 sq mi (3,993.1 km2) |
| • Land | 383.23 sq mi (992.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1,158.51 sq mi (3,000.5 km2) 75.14% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 36,915 |
| • Density | 96.33/sq mi (37.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Dare County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, there were 36,915 people living there.[1] Its county seat is Manteo, North Carolina.[2] 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.)[3] Dare County is the largest county in North Carolina.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Dare County, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ↑ "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.