Beaufort County
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- Population
- 44,499
- Area
- 832.74 sq mi (2,156.78 km²), 130.11 sq mi water
- Median age
- 47.7
- Households
- 19,385
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $58,357
- Median house value
- $192,700
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
This Afternoon
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms57% precip
Tonight
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy52% precip
Sunday
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms58% precip
Sunday Night
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Cities & Towns in Beaufort County
Local News
Coastal Review
Published September 09Second marine debris action workshop to be in Washington
The second of two North Carolina Marine Debris Action Plan workshops aimed at increasing the resiliency and enhancing the management of residential docks and piers and abandoned or derelict vessels is set for Sept. 15.
Coastal Review
Published August 11Workshops to offer tools to reduce, address marine debris
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve have scheduled the sessions for Aug. 28 in Wilmington and Sept. 15 in Washington.
Coastal Review
Published August 07Officials plan public meetings to address new ferry tolls
The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.