Cape Colony

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cape Colony is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 691.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cape Colony, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Windsor
  20 mi away · pop. 3,269
• Askewville
  21 mi away
• Jamesville
  22.8 mi away
• Williamston
  29.6 mi away · pop. 5,112
• Pantego
  30.2 mi away
• Lewiston Woodville
  34 mi away
• Bear Grass
  35.2 mi away
• Bath
  40 mi away · pop. 391
• Woodland
  41.3 mi away
• Washington
  41.4 mi away
• Washington Park
  42 mi away
• Parmele
  43.2 mi away · pop. 374

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cape Colony

Roanoke

Lee Miller · 2000

The Lower Cape Fear in colonial days

Enoch Lawrence Lee · 1965

A colonial officer and his times, 1754-1773

Waddell, Alfred M. · 1890

The English in America

John Andrew Doyle · 1882

A paper ... read before the Society of the Colonial Dames of North Carolina, at their annual pilgrimage to St. Philips Church, Old Brunswick, on the Lower Cape Fear

Henry Groves Connor · 1902

A colonial apparition

James Sprunt · 1898

What lies buried

Dewey Lambdin · 2005

Historical addresses delivered at the ruins of Saint Philip's Church

North Carolina Society of the Colonial Dames of America. · 1901

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Rough Earthsnake

Virginia striatula

Seen 2026-09-16

Pandorus Sphinx

Eumorpha pandorus

Seen 2026-09-16

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Seen 2026-09-14

Triceratops Beetle

Phileurus truncatus

Seen 2026-09-13

Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle

Tetracha carolina

Seen 2026-09-11

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Seen 2026-09-07

Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes

Seen 2026-09-06

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-03

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Seen 2026-09-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).