Hatteras, North Carolina
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Hatteras is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras, at its extreme southwestern tip. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 504.<ref name="Census 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Immediately to the west of the village of Hatteras is Hatteras Inlet which separates Hatteras Island from the neighboring Ocracoke Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco to the east and Ocracoke to the west (via a ferry across Hatteras Inlet).
The residents of Hatteras are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Hatteras is part of District 4, along with Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.
Demographics
2020 census
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Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 540 | 93.59% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2 | 0.35% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.17% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.17% | |
| Other/Mixed | 21 | 3.64% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.08% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 577 people, 207 households, and 130 families residing in the CDP.
Attractions and recreation
Pamlico Sound, which separates Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, is one of the largest estuarine systems in the world and offers a variety of fishing opportunities.<ref name="Hatteras Fishing">Template:Cite news</ref>
Climate
<section begin="weather box" />Hatteras has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Hatteras experiences hot summers, somewhat moderated by the Atlantic Ocean, and some of the mildest winters in the state, with no month having an average low temperature below Template:Convert. Because of its location many miles off the coast of Mainland USA in the direct path of the gulf stream, Hatteras experiences year round low temperatures similar to the northern gulf of Florida or southern coastal Georgia, despite being much farther north.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Hatteras was named after the Hatteras Indians.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Hatteras Village was cut off from the rest of the island on September 18, 2003,<ref>"AFTER THE STORM: THE SCENE; Fickle Isabel Devastates Parts of Hatteras", in The New York Times, September 20, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2008.</ref> when Hurricane Isabel washed a Template:Convert and Template:Convert channel called Isabel Inlet at the north end of Hatteras village. The tear was subsequently repaired and restored by sand dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers.<ref>Hatteras Village, "N.C., Breach Cut by Hurricane Isabel Is Filled with Sand," in The News & Observer, November 4, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2008. Template:Webarchive</ref>
The Ellsworth and Lovie Ballance House and Hatteras Weather Bureau Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Transportation
Hatteras is served by Billy Mitchell Airport.
The Village is also home to the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry terminal which is the only way for people to access Ocracoke Island from Hatteras Village other than air travel.
Education
Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. Zoned schools are Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The schools are located on NC 12 in Buxton.<ref>Dare County Schools Website Template:Webarchive</ref>
Dare County Library has a branch in Hatteras.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gallery
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View of Pamlico Sound, near Hatteras Inlet from a home in Hatteras on a windy day in June 2007
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View of homes along oceanfront in Hatteras in June 2007
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Busy Hatteras Ferry Lines on a Wednesday in June 2007
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Ferries making trip from Ocracoke to Hatteras, June 2007
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Water tower
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Historical US Weather Bureau office
