Currituck County, North Carolina

Currituck County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,190. Its is.

Currituck was formed as early as 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County. The name is "traditionally said to be an Indian word for wild geese; Coratank." It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by the, , , and the state of. The present land area is 261.7 square miles and the 2000 population was 18,190. , mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only is used as the town name.

Law and Government
Currituck County is a member of the regional council of governments.

The county is run by elected county commissioners.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 1,361 (526 ). 678 km² (262 sq mi) of it is land and 684 km² (264 sq mi) of it (50.21%) is water (including ).

Currituck County includes the northern communities of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The construction of a Mid-Currituck Bridge is being discussed to better connect these communities with mainland Currituck County. Currently, travelers from the mainland must continue south through  to cross the Currituck Sound at the  Causeway. Debate continues about the possible impacts of the bridge on traffic flows, including on island highway.

Adjacent counties and cities

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,190 people, 6,902 households, and 5,204 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (70/sq mi). There were 10,687 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.41%, 7.25% or , 0.46% , 0.39% , 0.03% , 0.50% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were or  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 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 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.