Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Kitty Hawk Airfield in June 1998 Kitty Hawk Airfield in June 1998 Official seal of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Location in Dare County and the state of North Carolina.
Location in Dare County and the state of North Carolina.
State North Carolina Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, and is a part of what is known as North Carolina's Outer Banks. The populace was 3,272 at the 2010 Census. It was established in the early 18th century as Chickahawk.
Kitty Hawk became world-famous after the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered aircraft flights at the Kill Devil Hills, four miles (6 km) south of the town, on December 17, 1903.
After the flights, the brothers walked back to Kitty Hawk, where they sent a telegram from the Weather Bureau office to their father informing him of their success. Kitty Hawk is usually credited as the site of the powered flights because it was the nearest titled settlement at the time of the flight; the undivided town of Kill Devil Hills did not exist until 50 years after the flights.
The airplane carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber AV-19 with an airplane number of 93-1086, P-40 - D Kitty hawk fighter airplane , the airplane transport ship USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1), and the Apollo 14 command module have been titled for the town, which incorporated in 1981. The Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Kitty Hawk is positioned at 36.1 N 75.7 W at an altitude of 7 feet (2 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a complete region of 8.23 square miles (21.3 km2).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $42,813, and the median income for a family was $48,676.
About 4.3% of families and 6.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of citizens under age 18 and 4.6% of citizens age 65 or over.
Federally, Kitty Hawk is part of North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Walt Jones, first propel in 1994.
"Telegram from Orville Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to His Father Announcing Four Successful Flights, 1903 December 17".
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Municipalities and communities of Dare County, North Carolina, United States
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Towns in Dare County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - Beaches of North Carolina - Outer Banks - Beaches of Dare County, North Carolina
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