Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
| Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | ||
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| Motto: Birthplace of Aviation | ||
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| Coordinates: 36°1′32″N 75°40′12″W / 36.02556°N 75.67000°WCoordinates: 36°1′32″N 75°40′12″W / 36.02556°N 75.67000°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| County | Dare | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 6,683 | |
| • Density | 1,215/sq mi (464/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 27948 | |
| Area code(s) | 252 | |
| FIPS code | 37-35720[1] | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1025849[2] | |
| Website | kdhnc.com | |
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 268 |
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| 1970 | 357 | 33.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,796 | 403.1% | |
| 1990 | 4,238 | 136.0% | |
| 2000 | 5,897 | 39.1% | |
| 2010 | 6,683 | 13.3% | |
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Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 6,683 at the 2010 census, up from 5,897 in 2000.
The town is near the site of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903.[4] Kitty Hawk, popularly noted as the site of the famous flights, is approximately four miles (6 km) to the north. The town received its municipal charter in 1953.[5]
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Geography [edit]
Kill Devil Hills is located at 36°1′32″N 75°40′12″W / 36.02556°N 75.67000°W (36.025448, -75.670105),[6] on the barrier islands known as the Outer Banks.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.5 square miles (14 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.36%) is water.
Demographics [edit]
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,897 people, 2,585 households, and 1,491 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,067.8 people per square mile (412.5/km²). There were 5,302 housing units at an average density of 960.1 per square mile (370.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.40% White, 0.61% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population. 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,713, and the median income for a family was $44,681. Males had a median income of $31,431 versus $23,206 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,679. About 5.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Federally, Kill Devil Hills is part of North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Walt Jones, elected in 1994.
Name origin [edit]
The name Kill Devil Hills dates back to the Colonial era. Shipwrecks were common at the time, and many of the ships were transporting barrels of rum. When a ship foundered, local wreckers would scavenge what they could of the ship's cargo before it sank, hiding their pilfered rum behind, and sometimes in, the same large sand dunes where the Wright Brothers would later perform glider tests, before flying their first plane from level ground nearby. Since rum was called "Kill Devil" by the English at the time the dunes became known as "Kill Devil Hills."[citation needed]
History [edit]
Kill Devil Hills is the site of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, commemorating the siblings' four powered airplane flights of Thursday, December 17, 1903. Orville returned in 1911, and on October 25 he set a new world glider record, remaining in the air 10 minutes and 34 seconds, soaring against the wind with very little forward movement.[7]
Schools [edit]
First Flight Elementary School and First Flight Middle School are in Kill Devil Hills, just south of the Monument. Kill Devil Hills is also served by First Flight High School. The school first opened on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, to 800 students. Previously, high school students from Kill Devil Hills attended Manteo High School. [8]
Sports [edit]
Kill Devil Hills is home to the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Daredevils play at First Flight Baseball Complex on Veterans Drive in Kill Devil Hills. The Daredevils, founded in 1997, began play in Kill Devils Hills in 2006.[citation needed]
Popular culture [edit]
- In March 2011, it was announced that bass guitarist Rex Brown (Pantera) and drummer Vinny Appice (Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath, Dio) had formed a new band called Kill Devil Hill.[citation needed]
- The 2005 heavy metal album Tyranny of Souls by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson features a track named "Kill Devil Hill". The song is about the flight made by the Wright brothers.
- In the 1996 R.E.M. song "So Fast, So Numb" from the album New Adventures in Hi-Fi, the lyrics mention Kill Devil Hills.
- The Clutch song "Four Lords (And One More)" from Slow Hole to China mentions Kill Devil Hills in its lyrics.
- Rappers Ill Bill and DJ Muggs have an album entitled "Kill Devil Hills" released in 2010
- Dennis Anderson, driver of the Grave Digger monster truck in the Monster Jam touring series, also makes his home in Kill Devil Hills.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
- ^ a b "Kill Devil Hills". Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Flying Machine: Construction and Operation - Chapter XXVII". Worldwideschool.org. 1911-07-01. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ Freeman, Darren (18 August 2004). "NO LINES, NO CROWDS, JUST MORE SPACE". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Web Cam of Kill Devil Hills, NC - Avalon Fishing Pier
- First Flight High School at DareCountySchoolsOnline.com
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