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Hyde County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Monday of each month at 1:00 PM or 6:00 PM (adjustments for holidays, e.g. first Wednesday in September).
Meeting location: Hyde County Government Center Multi-Use Room (with concurrent video link to Ocracoke Community Center), 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter, NC 27885.
Register of Deeds: Merita Spencer · 252.926.4182 or 252.926.4183 · mspencer@hydecountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.hydecountync.gov/county_government/board_of_commissioners.php
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members representing geographic residency townships (Currituck, Fairfield, Lake Landing, Ocracoke, Swan Quarter) but elected at-large by all county voters to four-year staggered terms; Chairman and Vice Chairman elected annually in December. Chairman: Randal Mathews. Vice Chairman: Shannon Swindell.

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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.

School districts (1)

Hyde County Schools

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

Emergency services districts (7)

Engelhard Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department
Ocracoke Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Ponzer Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Scranton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

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

Special districts · Drainage (2)

Hyde County Drainage District 7
Hyde County Drainage District 8