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Dare County is named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born within the county's current borders. [5] Founded in 1870 from parts of Tyrrell, Currituck and Hyde counties, it consists of a large segment of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, [6] along with Roanoke Island and a peninsula of land attached to the mainland.
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.
From 2022 to 2023, the Asian population had the highest growth rate at 5.3% in the state, according to new census data. With nearly 386,000 people, they now make up almost 4% of the state’s ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA , comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.
North Carolina added more residents in the year ending July 1 than all but two states — Texas and Florida. New census numbers confirm what we all feel about NC’s population growth Skip to main ...
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North Carolina Population Density in 2010. With two-thirds of North Carolina's population living in the middle one-third of its landmass, the middle third of the state is about four times more densely populated than the remaining two-thirds. Change in population from 2000 to 2008, using census estimates.
Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 19 Charlotte–Concord: 3,387,115 2 31 Raleigh–Durham–Cary: 2,368,947 3 37 Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point: 1,736,099 4 75 Fayetteville–Lumberton–Pinehurst: 693,299 5 89 Asheville–Waynesville–Brevard: 513,720 6 119 Rocky Mount–Wilson–Roanoke Rapids: 288,366 7 137 Greenville–Washington ...