Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,991. It was established in the early 1700s as Chickahawk.

Kitty Hawk was made famous on December 17, 1903, when Orville Wright made the first powered airplane flight from a sand dune four miles away in Kill Devil Hills. That aircraft is now popularly called the Kitty Hawk; at the time it was called the Wright Flyer.

The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) is named and the aircraft transport ship USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1) was named for this town.

Apollo 14's command module was also named for this town.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Sister city
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Geography

Image:NCMap-doton-KittyHawk.PNG Kitty Hawk is located at 36.1°N 75.7°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.3 km² (8.2 mi²). 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.61% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 2,991 people, 1,265 households, and 866 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.2/km² (365.8/mi²). There were 2,618 housing units at an average density of 123.6/km² (320.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,265 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,813, and the median income for a family was $48,676. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,744 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,960. 6.5% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the poverty line. 7.9% of those under the age of 18 and 4.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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