Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Carolina Beach
Town
Carolina Beach Pier
FIPS code		37-10500[4]
GNIS feature ID	2405381[3]
Website	carolinabeach.org

Carolina Beach is a beach town in

was annexed by the town in 2000.

Carolina Beach lies at the northern end of Pleasure Island, which it shares with the community of Kure Beach, south of the inlet that separates the island from the unincorporated community of Sea Breeze. The town has a land area of 2.45 square miles (6.3 km²), extending along the island from Freeman Park in the north to Alabama Avenue in the south. The town borders

, which is directly to the south of Carolina Beach. During the summer months, the town of Carolina Beach has live Beach music every Friday night on the boardwalk right near town center.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²).2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (8.13%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	95		—
1940	637		570.5%
1950	1,080		69.5%
1960	1,192		10.4%
1970	1,663		39.5%
1980	2,000		20.3%
1990	3,630		81.5%
2000	4,701		29.5%
2010	5,706		21.4%
2020	6,564		15.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census

Carolina Beach racial composition^[6]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	5,982	91.13%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	53	0.81%
Native American	17	0.26%
Asian	50	0.76%
Pacific Islander	1	0.02%
Other/Mixed	277	4.22%
Latino	184	2.8%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,564 people, 2,876 households, and 1,764 families residing in the town.

2013 census estimate

At the 2013

.

There were 2,296 households, out of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03, and the average family size was 2.59.

The population was spread out in the town, with 14.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The

, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

The New Hanover County Schools district covers Carolina Beach. Only Carolina Beach Elementary School, founded in 1937, is located in the town.^[7] Older students are assigned to Charles P. Murray Middle School and Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington.^[8]

History

The town was "wiped off the map" by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Reportedly, 362 buildings were destroyed in the town.^[9]

Points of interest

• Carolina Beach Pier
• LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach
• Fort Fisher
• North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
• Carolina Beach State Park
• Joy Lee Apartment Building and Annex, and Newton Homesite and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[10]
• Freeman Park - Located on the North end of Carolina Beach where beachgoers can drive onto the beach with a 4WD vehicle and camp overnight.
• Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project^[11]
• Island Greenway^[12]
• Federal Point Historic Preservation Society^[13]
• Britt's Donuts^[14]
• Carolina Beach Mooring Field^[15]

Pictures

References

External links

• Official Town of Carolina Beach, NC website

Preceded by Masonboro Island

Beaches of Southeastern North Carolina

Succeeded by Kure Beach