Buxton, North Carolina
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Buxton, North Carolina | ||
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ZIP code 27920 | ||
FIPS code | 37-09400 |
Buxton is an
The residents of Buxton are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Buxton is part of District 4, along with Avon, Frisco, Hatteras, Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.
In addition to Cape Hatteras Light, the SS Lancing shipwreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1,181 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
1,038 | 87.89% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
11 | 0.93% |
Native American
|
4 | 0.34% |
Asian
|
5 | 0.42% |
Other/Mixed
|
37 | 3.13% |
Latino
|
86 | 7.28% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,181 people, 572 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP.
Recreation
Watersports are common on both the Pamlico Sound side and the Atlantic Ocean side of the community. Proximity to the convergence of the Labrador Current and the Gulf Stream result in some of the largest surf available [7] on the East Coast. On the protected soundside of the island, watersports such as windsurfing, kayaking, kiteboarding, and swimming are all readily available and accessible.
Education
Residents are served by the new Cape Hatteras Elementary School, opened in 2001 (home of the Tropical Storms) and Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies, a combination middle school and high school (Home of the Hurricanes) newly rebuilt in 2007 on the NC 12 site of the original Cape Hatteras Elementary and Cape Hatteras Secondary Schools, in Buxton.[8] Both schools are part of the Dare County Schools district.[9]
British Cemetery
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.[10]
Climate
According to the
Climate data for Buxton, NC (1981-2010 Averages) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.6 (11.4) |
54.1 (12.3) |
59.1 (15.1) |
66.5 (19.2) |
73.6 (23.1) |
80.9 (27.2) |
84.5 (29.2) |
84.0 (28.9) |
80.3 (26.8) |
72.4 (22.4) |
64.4 (18.0) |
56.5 (13.6) |
69.1 (20.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
47.2 (8.4) |
52.1 (11.2) |
59.8 (15.4) |
67.5 (19.7) |
75.4 (24.1) |
79.3 (26.3) |
78.9 (26.1) |
75.0 (23.9) |
66.5 (19.2) |
58.1 (14.5) |
49.9 (9.9) |
63.0 (17.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 39.0 (3.9) |
40.3 (4.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
53.1 (11.7) |
61.3 (16.3) |
70.0 (21.1) |
74.2 (23.4) |
73.8 (23.2) |
69.7 (20.9) |
60.7 (15.9) |
51.9 (11.1) |
43.3 (6.3) |
56.9 (13.8) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.11 (130) |
3.90 (99) |
4.63 (118) |
3.80 (97) |
3.63 (92) |
4.01 (102) |
4.89 (124) |
6.75 (171) |
6.26 (159) |
5.07 (129) |
4.77 (121) |
4.15 (105) |
56.97 (1,447) |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
72.0 | 71.3 | 70.0 | 70.5 | 73.4 | 77.0 | 78.9 | 77.6 | 75.2 | 71.8 | 73.6 | 71.9 | 73.6 |
Average dew point °F (°C) | 37.3 (2.9) |
38.4 (3.6) |
42.6 (5.9) |
50.2 (10.1) |
58.7 (14.8) |
67.7 (19.8) |
72.2 (22.3) |
71.3 (21.8) |
66.6 (19.2) |
57.1 (13.9) |
49.7 (9.8) |
41.2 (5.1) |
54.5 (12.5) |
Source: PRISM[12] |
Climate data for Cape Hatteras, NC Ocean Water Temperature (6 S Buxton) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
46 (8) |
52 (11) |
59 (15) |
68 (20) |
74 (23) |
78 (26) |
80 (27) |
77 (25) |
70 (21) |
58 (14) |
55 (13) |
64 (18) |
Source: NOAA[13] |
Ecology
According to the
References
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- ^ Davis, Kristin (August 26, 2007). "Cape Hatteras Secondary goes back to school in style". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Attendance Areas - Dare County Schools". www.dare.k12.nc.us. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Cape Hatteras (U.S. Coast Guard) Burial Ground". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions". Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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