Currituck County, North Carolina

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Currituck County (Template:IPAc-en)[1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the northeasternmost county in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,100.[2] Its county seat is Currituck.[3] The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739.[4] The name is "traditionally said to be an indigenous word for wild geese; Coratank."Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.[5] It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Currituck Sound, Camden County, Dare County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Currituck Court House, mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the community name.

History

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The Old Currituck County Courthouse and Jail in Currituck

Currituck County was created in 1668 from Albemarle County. The largest community is Moyock, with a current population of 5,670, and the county seat is Currituck.

Geography

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Pine trees in Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge. Pine trees are common in Currituck County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (50.25%) is water.[6]

Currituck County includes the northern communities of North Carolina's Outer Banks, separated from mainland Currituck County by the Currituck Sound.

National protected areas

State and local protected areas/sites

Major water bodies

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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Demographics

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2010–2020[2]

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2020 census

Currituck County racial composition[14]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 23,505 83.65%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,377 4.9%
Native American 98 0.35%
Asian 265 0.94%
Pacific Islander 22 0.08%
Other/Mixed 1,615 5.75%
Hispanic or Latino 1,218 4.33%

As of the 2020 census, there were 28,100 people and 7,467 families residing in the county. The median age was 43.4 years; 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.4 males age 18 and over.[15][16]

The racial makeup of the county was 85.0% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 7.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.3% of the population.[16]

4.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 95.9% lived in rural areas.[17]

There were 10,723 households in the county, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.1% were married-couple households, 14.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[15]

There were 15,989 housing units, of which 32.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 83.9% were owner-occupied and 16.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.7%.[15]

2010 census

At the 2010 census,[18] there were 23,547 people, 6,902 households, and 5,204 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 10,687 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 90.3% White, 5.8% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 3.0% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 6,902 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 19.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,822, and the median income for a family was $46,382. Males had a median income of $32,619 versus $22,641 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,908. 10.70% of the population and 8.90% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.10% are under the age of 18 and 8.90% are 65 or older.

Government and politics

Politically Currituck is a typical "Solid South" county. It voted more than eighty percent for every Democratic candidate between 1920 and 1948. Currituck never voted Republican until, after voting for American Independent George Wallace in 1968, turning decisively to Richard Nixon in 1972. Since then, Currituck has become a powerfully Republican county. The last Democrat to carry Currituck has been Jimmy Carter in 1980, and at the 2016 election Hillary Clinton received less than a quarter of the county's vote.

The county is run by elected county commissioners, and Currituck County is a member of the Albemarle Commission regional council of governments. Currituck has recently paced all other counties in growth throughout North Carolina, as commuters from the Hampton Roads metro of Virginia as well as work-from-home employees have flocked to the county.[19] The Currituck County Board of Commissioners placed a moratorium on solar farms in February 2017, but have since rescinded it with two new solar projects in the works as of 2023.[20][21] Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

Education

Currituck County Schools are governed by a five-member, elected Board of Education. The following schools are located in the county:

  • Central Elementary School
  • Currituck County High School
  • Currituck County Middle School
  • J.P. Knapp Early College High School
  • Jarvisburg Elementary School
  • Knotts Island Elementary School
  • Moyock Elementary School
  • Moyock Middle School
  • Shawboro Elementary School
  • W.T. Griggs Elementary School
  • Jarvisburg Christian Academy

Communities

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Map of Currituck County with municipal and township labels

Census-designated places

Townships

  • Crawford
  • Fruitville
  • Moyock
  • Poplar Branch

Other unincorporated communities

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Notable people

See also

References

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