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Duck, North Carolina | |
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 The boardwalk at Duck Town Park in 2009 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Dare County and the state of North Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′11″N 75°45′19″W / 36.16972°N 75.75528°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Dare |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Incorporated | 2002 |
| Named for | Duck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2) |
| • Water | 1.30 sq mi (3.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 742 |
| • Density | 306.99/sq mi (118.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 27949 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-18060[1][3] |
| GNIS feature ID (populated place) | 1025292 |
| GNIS feature ID (town) | 2406400 |
| Website | townofduck |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 369 | — | |
| 2020 | 746 | 102.2% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 758 | [4] | 1.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Duck is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 746.[4] Duck is the northernmost incorporated town in Dare County and the Outer Banks' newest town, incorporated on May 1, 2002. Duck offers visitors outdoor recreational activities, summer events and concerts, watersports, fine dining, shopping, art galleries, and a nationally known jazz festival, as well as the 11-acre (4.5 ha) Town Park and soundside boardwalk.[6]
- ^ a b "Duck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 17, 1980. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Town of Duck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. March 10, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Outerbanks SEO (2012). Town of Duck North Carolina. p. 4.