Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

Pine Knoll Shores is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,339 at the 2010 census.^[3] One of North Carolina's state aquariums is located here.

Geography

Pine Knoll Shores is located in southwestern Carteret County at 34°41′45″N 76°49′4″W / 34.69583°N 76.81778°W / 34.69583; -76.81778 (34.695840, -76.817875),^[4] on Bogue Banks, a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the west by the town of Indian Beach and to the east by the town of Atlantic Beach. To the north is Bogue Sound, and to the south is the Atlantic Ocean.

North Carolina Highway 58 passes through the town, traveling the length of Bogue Banks. To the east, NC 58 connects with a bridge to Morehead City on the mainland, and to the west, NC 58 crosses Bogue Sound from Emerald Isle to Cape Carteret on the mainland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pine Knoll Shores has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 12.54%, is water.^[3]

Bogue Sound

Salter Path

Atlantic Beach

Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

Atlantic Ocean

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	646		—
1990	1,360		110.5%
2000	1,524		12.1%
2010	1,339		−12.1%
Est. 2015	1,364	^[5]	1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Fish sculpture outside the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

As of the census^[1] of 2008, there were 1,547 people, 776 households, and 557 families residing in the town. The population density was 668.9 people per square mile (258.1/km²). There were 2,049 housing units at an average density of 899.4 per square mile (347.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.15% White, 0.07% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 776 households out of which 7.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.27.

In the town the population was spread out with 7.5% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 11.2% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 42.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,800, and the median income for a family was $60,662. Males had a median income of $42,417 versus $27,321 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,618. About 1.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

North Carolina Aquarium

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is located in Pine Knoll Shores.

References

1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pine Knoll Shores town, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Beaufort

Towns	Atlantic Beach Beaufort Bogue Cape Carteret Cedar Point Emerald Isle Indian Beach Morehead City Newport Peletier Pine Knoll Shores

CDPs	Atlantic Broad Creek Davis Gloucester Harkers Island Marshallberg

Other unincorporated communities	Cedar Island Gales Creek Merrimon Otway Salter Path Sea Level Stella Wildwood

Ghost towns	Diamond City Portsmouth

The Crystal Coast of North Carolina

Landforms	Cape Lookout Harkers Island Core Banks Shackleford Banks Bogue Banks Bear Island

Places	Counties: Carteret County Onslow County Towns/Cities: Beaufort Morehead City Atlantic Beach Pine Knoll Shores Salter Path Indian Beach Emerald Isle Cape Carteret Cedar Point Swansboro

Waterways	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Core Sound Bogue Sound

Protected areas	Cape Lookout National Seashore Shackleford Banks Fort Macon State Park North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Hammocks Beach State Park

Transportation	Highways: U.S. Highway 70 North Carolina Highway 58 North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 101 Airports: Michael J. Smith Field Albert J. Ellis Airport Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

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