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Welcome to Dare County ...

Time Zone: Dare County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Manteo is the Seat for Dare County.

Dare County was founded in 1870. Dare was created by taking area from Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dare had a population of 37,009 people. This is an increase of 8.91% since the last Census (which gave a population of 33,982 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dare represented 0.36% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Dare County:

  • Duck
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Duck is located in Dare County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <2>
  • Kill Devil Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manteo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Manteo is located in Dare County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
  • Nags Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Southern Shores
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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