Currituck County, North Carolina
| Currituck County, North Carolina | ||
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Currituck County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1739 | |
| Named for | Algonquin term meaning "The Land of the Wild Goose" | |
| Seat | Currituck | |
| Largest community | Moyock | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 527 sq mi (1,365 km2) | |
| • Land | 262 sq mi (679 km2) | |
| • Water | 265 sq mi (686 km2), 50% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 23,547 | |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 3rd | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Currituck /ˈkʊrɪtʌk/ County is the northeastern-most county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,547. Its county seat is Currituck. The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739. The name is "traditionally said to be an Indian word for wild geese; Coratank."
Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Area. It is in the northeastern section of the state and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Currituck Sound, Camden County, Dare County and the state of Virginia. Currituck Court House, mentioned as early as 1755, was the name of the county seat. Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the town name.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 527 square miles (1,360 km2), of which 262 square miles (680 km2) is land and 265 square miles (690 km2) (50%) is water.
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