Dare County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- Virginia Dare
- Seat
- Manteo
- Largest municipality
- Kill Devil Hills
- Total
- 1,541.74 sq mi (3,993.1 km )
- Land
- 383.23 sq mi (992.6 km )
- Water
- 1,158.51 sq mi (3,000.5 km ) 75.14%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,245
- Density
- 96.33/sq mi (37.19/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .darenc .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Dare County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,915. Its county seat is Manteo.
Dare County is included in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.