Swan Quarter, North Carolina | |
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.jpg) FormerHyde County Courthouse, with the current courthouse at right | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Hyde |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.95 sq mi (10.24 km2) |
| • Land | 3.95 sq mi (10.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 275 |
| • Density | 69.6/sq mi (26.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27885 |
| Area code | 252 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022864[2] |
| FIPS code | 37-66340[3] |
Swan Quarter (also spelledSwanquarter[2]) is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inHyde County, North Carolina, United States.[4] It is thecounty seat of Hyde County. As of the2010 census, it had a population of 324.[3]
Swan Quarter is in western Hyde County at latitude 35.405 N and longitude 76.331 W. The elevation is 3 feet (0.91 m) above sea level. It is located on Swanquarter Bay, an inlet ofPamlico Sound.
U.S. Route 264 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading east 69 miles (111 km) toManteo and west 51 miles (82 km) toWashington.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Swan Quarter CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.10%, are water.[3]
| Climate data for SWANQUARTER FERRY, NC, 1991-2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53.1 (11.7) | 55.5 (13.1) | 61.8 (16.6) | 71.1 (21.7) | 78.7 (25.9) | 86.6 (30.3) | 89.5 (31.9) | 88.0 (31.1) | 82.8 (28.2) | 74.2 (23.4) | 64.5 (18.1) | 56.5 (13.6) | 71.9 (22.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.6 (7.0) | 45.6 (7.6) | 51.9 (11.1) | 61.5 (16.4) | 70.5 (21.4) | 78.4 (25.8) | 81.6 (27.6) | 80.3 (26.8) | 75.0 (23.9) | 65.6 (18.7) | 54.9 (12.7) | 47.8 (8.8) | 63.1 (17.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.1 (2.3) | 35.6 (2.0) | 41.9 (5.5) | 51.9 (11.1) | 62.2 (16.8) | 70.1 (21.2) | 73.7 (23.2) | 72.5 (22.5) | 67.2 (19.6) | 56.9 (13.8) | 45.3 (7.4) | 39.1 (3.9) | 54.4 (12.4) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.20 (107) | 3.27 (83) | 3.58 (91) | 4.19 (106) | 4.62 (117) | 5.10 (130) | 4.77 (121) | 6.13 (156) | 6.31 (160) | 3.65 (93) | 3.98 (101) | 3.61 (92) | 53.41 (1,357) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 9.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 106.1 |
| Source: NOAA[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 275 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 197 | 71.64% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 55 | 20.0% |
| Other/Mixed | 6 | 2.18% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 17 | 6.18% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 275 people, 164 households, and 153 families residing in the CDP.
The population, at the time of the 2010 census, was 324.
In the 18th century, Samuel Swann settled alongPamlico Sound near the head of Swan Bay. Swann's Quarter was the first name given to this settlement. Eventually shortened to Swan Quarter, it became the county seat in 1836.
TheHyde County Courthouse andLake Mattamuskeet Pump Station, also known as Mattamuskeet Lodge, are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[9]
A 50-car ferry connects Swan Quarter in Hyde County on the mainland withOcracoke Island, crossing Pamlico Sound in two and a half hours.
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Swan Quarter byU.S. Route 264 andNorth Carolina Highway 94 in Hyde County. It provides habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds, for endangered species such as bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and American alligators. It also provides wildlife-related recreation and environmental education for the public on its 50,180 acres (203.1 km2) of land.
The local school is Mattamuskeet School ofHyde County Schools.[10]
In thede jure segregation era, the grade school for black students was, by the 1960s, O. A. Peay School, a consolidation of earlier such schools, near Swan Quarter. The high school for black students was Hyde County Training School in Sladesville. The high school for white students was West Hyde School.[11]
Peay's and Hyde County Training School's students held school reunions, though these diminished by 2017.[12]
Mattamuskeet Campus 20392 US Highway 264 Swan Quarter, NC 27885
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