Dare County
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- Population
- 37,875
- Area
- 383.23 sq mi (992.56 km²), 1,158.5 sq mi water
- Median age
- 49
- Households
- 16,836
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $88,994
- Median house value
- $460,400
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Local News
Coastal Review
Published September 04Coastal commission tables proposed septic rule amendments
The Coastal Resources Commission, poised last week to consider two rule amendments regarding septic systems on the beach, instead tabled the discussion until October.
Coastal Review
Published September 01CRC seawall science skeptics attempt ‘political stand’: Cahoon
The Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel's recently presented analysis and recommendations regarding proposed fixes for the Outer Banks' severe beach erosion were not the messages that commissioners opposed to the state ban on breakwaters and other hard structures on the…
Coastal Review
Published August 26Rainfall that closed NC 12 on Pea Island part of climate trend
A recent a rainstorm that one transportation engineer described as “an extreme circumstance” nearly impossible to plan for surprised even the most seasoned Outer Bankers when it closed N.C. Highway 12, although more weather like this is to be expected.
Coastal Review
Published August 21‘150 years of negative impacts’ to New Jersey coast: Corbett
The longstanding state law banning permanent erosion control structures in an ocean shoreline was based on extensive studies and data documenting their detrimental effects and temporary protection, Dr. Reide Corbett said during a recent talk at Harkers Island.
Coastal Review
Published August 19Second dredge heads to Buxton to help with nourishment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. headquartered in Houston, Texas, is bringing in a second dredge, the Amelia Island, to join the Liberty Island on the Buxton beach nourishment project.