Region: Coatal
Plain
County Seat: Manteo
Population: 29,9671
Towns & Cities:
Kill Devil Hills, Kity Hawk, Nags Head, Outer Banks, Rodanthe, Salvo, Southern Shores, Waves
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Dare
was formed in 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde Counties.
It is in the eastern section of the State, and is bounded by Pamlico, Croatan
and Albemarle Sounds, Hyde and Tyrrell counties (and on the banks by the
Atlantic Ocean). Manteo,
named in honor of an Indian Chief, is the county seat.2
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