Duck

History

On March 28, 2001, state representative William T. Culpepper III introduced the Duck Incorporation Bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The bill was passed on August 29, 2001. On November 6, 2001, voters voted in favor of incorporation, and Duck was incorporated as the sixth town in Dare County on May 1, 2002. The Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January 1978.

Geography

Duck is located along the northern Outer Banks, between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Currituck Sound to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 35.02% is water. Originally part of Currituck County to the north, the stretch of the Outer Banks which includes Duck was transferred to Dare County in the early 20th century. The region was named for the many ducks and waterfowl in the area. According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Duck, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of Live oak/Sea Oats Uniola paniculata (90) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20). The town of Duck marks the northernmost extent of hardiness zone 8b along the east coast of the United States. {|style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |- !Colspan=14|Climate data for Duck, North Carolina |- !Month !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !style="border-left-width:medium"|Year |- !Average sea temperature °F (°C) |style="background:#FFEDDC;color:#000000;"|45(7) |style="background:#FFEDDC;color:#000000;"|44(7) |style="background:#FFE6CE;color:#000000;"|46(8) |style="background:#FFB66E;color:#000000;"|59(15) |style="background:#FF9B37;color:#000000;"|67(19) |style="background:#FF7F00;color:#000000;"|74(23) |style="background:#FF860D;color:#000001;"|71(22) |style="background:#FF7F00;color:#000000;"|74(23) |style="background:#FF7800;color:#000000;"|75(24) |style="background:#FF8D1B;color:#000000;"|69(21) |style="background:#FFB66E;color:#000000;"|59(15) |style="background:#FFD2A5;color:#000000;"|52(11)…

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  4,747
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  4,321
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  4,221
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,911
• Laughing Gull

  Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,164
• Osprey

  Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,061
• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,815
• Double-crested Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  2,664

Largest nearby schools

• Kitty Hawk Elementary School
  Elementary · Kitty Hawk · 453 students · 12.2:1 ratio