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Buxton
North CarolinaCDP
Buxton
Total population
1,267
Median home value
$409,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Buxton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,181. Located at the widest part of Hatteras Island, it is the largest community on Hatteras Island both in terms of area and population, and is home to the island's schools and other major public buildings and offices.
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History
In the precolumbian era the central village on Hatteras island was called Croatoan (council town, which is modern day Buxton), which is why the Native Americans and the island were referred to by the English as Croatoans from Croatoan. On May 21, 1942, the body of a British seaman, unidentifiable but presumed to be from the HMT Bedfordshire, sunk by a German U-boat, washed ashore. The month prior, a British sailor from the sunken merchant ship San Delfino had been buried in Buxton. The Bedfordshire seaman was interred in an adjacent plot, resulting in a British Cemetery, formally known as Cape Hatteras Coast Guard Burial Ground. From 1956-1982 Naval Facility Cape Hatteras occupied Cape Hatteras, for secret monitoring of submarines. As of 2013 the 12 buildings had been torn down but the soil underneath not been cleaned up ith its benzanthracene, benzopyrene, heavy metals ( arsenic, chromium and mercury) and other contamination. The National Park Service did not want to take on liability.
Geography
Buxton is about 240-miles southeast from Raleigh on Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands along N.C. 12, which are part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, a United States national seashore of which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is managed by the National Park Service.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Buxton, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,379
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,386
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves4,902
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves4,877
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves4,823
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,481
- WilletTringa semipalmata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves4,466
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,452
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolHigh · Buxton · 365 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- Cape Hatteras Elementary SchoolElementary · Buxton · 310 students · 11.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2014-02-117 km NW of Hobucken, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
- Frisco3.4 mi away · pop. 664
- Hatteras8.8 mi away · pop. 152
- Salvo20.8 mi away · pop. 220
- Ocracoke28.8 mi away · pop. 723
- Wanchese41 mi away · pop. 1,956
- Manteo45 mi away · pop. 2,020
- Swan Quarter45.4 mi away · pop. 458
- Nags Head48.2 mi away · pop. 3,160
- Mesic62.6 mi away · pop. 205
- Marshallberg66.1 mi away
- Oriental66.4 mi away
- Pantego67.2 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Buxton
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library