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Davis, North Carolina

Coordinates: 34°47′51″N 76°27′37″W / 34.79750°N 76.46028°W / 34.79750; -76.46028
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Davis, North Carolina
Davis is located in North Carolina
Davis
Davis
Coordinates: 34°47′51″N 76°27′37″W / 34.79750°N 76.46028°W / 34.79750; -76.46028
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCarteret
Area
 • Total
2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2)
 • Land2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
311
 • Density142.53/sq mi (55.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28524
Area code252
FIPS code37-16480[3]
GNIS feature ID0983982[2]

Davis is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 311, down from 422 at the 2010 census.[4]

Geography

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Davis is located in eastern Carteret County, on the northwest shore of Core Sound, between Jarrett Bay to the west and Oyster Creek to the northeast. To the southeast, across Core Sound, is Core Banks, a barrier island that is part of Cape Lookout National Seashore, with access by ferry from Davis. U.S. Route 70 passes through the town, leading southwest 18 miles (29 km) to Beaufort and northeast 13 miles (21 km) to its eastern terminus at Atlantic.

The Davis CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.59%, is water.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020311
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Davis CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.