Local Wiki

Dare County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Monday of each month at 9:00 AM (Tuesday when Monday is an observed holiday) and third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners Meeting Room, Dare County Administration Building, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC 27954.
Register of Deeds: Cheryl L. House · 252.475.5970 · cheryl.house@darenc.com
Agendas posted at: https://www.darenc.gov/departments/board-of-commissioners/board-meetings
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members (six elected from four geographic residency districts and one at-large) serving staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Robert L. "Bob" Woodard, Sr. (District 2). Vice Chairman: Wally Overman (District 1).

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Towns (6)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (1)

Dare County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (14)

Avon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Buxton Fire Prevention Association, Inc.
Chicamacomico Banks Fire Department
Colington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Duck Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Frisco Fire Prevention Association, Inc.
Hatteras Fire Protective Association, Inc.
Kill Devil Hills Fire Department
Kitty Hawk Fire Department
Manns Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Nags Head Fire And Rescue
Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Southern Shores Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Stumpy Point Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Dare County Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026