Swan Quarter, North Carolina
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Swan Quarter (also spelled Swanquarter[1]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States.[2] It is the county seat of Hyde County. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 324.[3]
Geography
Swan Quarter is in western Hyde County at latitude 35.405 N and longitude 76.331 W. The elevation is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. It is located on Swanquarter Bay, an inlet of Pamlico Sound.
U.S. Route 264 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading east Script error: No such module "convert". to Manteo and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Washington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Swan Quarter CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.10%, are water.[3]
Climate
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2020 | 275 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 197 | 71.64% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 55 | 20.0% |
| Other/Mixed | 6 | 2.18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.18% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 275 people, 164 households, and 153 families residing in the CDP.
2010 census
The population, at the time of the 2010 census, was 324.
History
In the 18th century, Samuel Swann settled along Pamlico Sound near the head of Swan Bay. Swann's Quarter was the first name given to this settlement. Eventually shortened to Swan Quarter, it became the county seat in 1836.
The Hyde County Courthouse and Lake Mattamuskeet Pump Station, also known as Mattamuskeet Lodge, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Transportation
A 50-car ferry connects Swan Quarter in Hyde County on the mainland with Ocracoke Island, crossing Pamlico Sound in two and a half hours.
Wildlife and preservation
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Education
The local school is Mattamuskeet School of Hyde County Schools.[7]
In the de jure segregation era, the grade school for black students was, by the 1960s, O. A. Peay School, a consolidation of earlier such schools, near Swan Quarter. The high school for black students was Hyde County Training School in Sladesville. The high school for white students was West Hyde School.[8]
Peay's and Hyde County Training School's students held school reunions, though these diminished by 2017.[9]
References
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External links
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