Place:Currituck, North Carolina, United States

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Place Information
Name
Currituck
Alternate names
Currituck     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
36.35°N 76°W
Located in
North Carolina, United States     (1681 - )
See also
Dare, North Carolina, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Deserted settlement
Poyners Hill
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Arringdale
Aydlett
Barco
Beechwood Shores
Bertha
Coinjock
Corolla
Corys
Currituck
Grandy
Greentown
Gregory
Guinea
Gum Corner
Harbinger
Jarvisburg
Mamie
Maple
Morse
Moyock
New Providence
Olds
Panther Landing
Point Harbor
Poplar Branch
Powells Point
Shawboro
Sligo
Snowden
Spot
Tulls
Walnut Island
Waterlilly
Wedgewood Lakes
Unknown
Buchwoods
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Currituck County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 18,190. Its county seat is Currituck6.

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 Atlantic Ocean, Currituck Sound, Camden County, Dare County and the state of Virginia. The present land area is 261.7 square miles and the 2000 population was 18,190. Currituck Court House, mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the town name.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1681 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1735 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1772 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1799 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1851 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1914 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 5,219
1800 6,928
1810 6,985
1820 8,098
1830 7,655
1840 6,703
1850 7,236
1860 7,415
1870 5,131
1880 6,476
1890 6,747
1900 6,529
1910 7,693
1920 7,268
1930 6,710
1940 6,709
1950 6,201
1960 6,601
1970 6,976
1980 11,089
1990 13,736
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External links

www.co.currituck.nc.us

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