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Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

For similar terms, see Kill Devil Hill.

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Town
Kill Devil Hills beach guard tower, north of the Wright Memorial
Kill Devil Hills beach guard tower, north of the Wright Memorial
Flag of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Flag
Official seal of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Seal
Nickname: 
Birthplace of Aviation
Location in Dare County and the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Location in Dare County and the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Kill Devil Hills is located in North Carolina
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills is located in the United States
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills
Coordinates: 36°1′32″N 75°40′12″W / 36.02556°N 75.67000°W / 36.02556; -75.67000
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyDare
Incorporated1953[1]
Named forUnwholesome rum[1][2]
Area
[3]
 • Total5.66 sq mi (14.67 km2)
 • Land5.61 sq mi (14.53 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,656
 • Density1,365.19/sq mi (527.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27948
Area code252
FIPS code37-35720[4]
GNIS feature ID1025849[5]
Websitekdhnc.com

Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2020 census,[6] up from 6,683 in 2010. It is the most populous settlement in both Dare County and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Kill Devil Hills Micropolitan Statistical Area is part of the larger Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.

The town was founded and developed on the site of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903, chosen for its good winds.[7] It was commemorated by the Wright Brothers National Memorial, which was dedicated in 1932.[8] At the time of the Wright Flyer flights, the town of Kill Devil Hills did not exist, and it did not receive its municipal charter until 1953.[9] Kitty Hawk, popularly noted as the site of the famous flights, is approximately four miles (6 km) to the north, and was the nearest settlement at the time of the famous flight.

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Ryan (February 5, 2016). "Outer Banks Town Names - Where did they come from?". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Telegram from Orville Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to His Father Announcing Four Successful Flights, December 17, 1903". World Digital Library. December 17, 1903. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Wright Brothers National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)".
  9. ^ "Kill Devil Hills". Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2013.