Belhaven, North Carolina facts for kids
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Belhaven, North Carolina
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Downtown Belhaven
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| Nickname(s):
Birthplace of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, The Beautiful Safe Harbor
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| Motto(s):
"Seafood, Watersports and Abundant Wildlife"
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Location of Belhaven, North Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Beaufort |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km2) |
| • Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,410 |
| • Density | 886.79/sq mi (342.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
27810
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| Area code(s) | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-04640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405229 |
Belhaven is a waterfront town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2020 census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
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History
The Belhaven City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Healthcare
The community formerly had a hospital, Pungo District Hospital, which opened in 1949. Pantego Creek LLC, the operator, asked for a third party to acquire the hospital as the operator could not pay for the care of the large number of Medicaid and Medicare patients using the hospital. In 2011 Vidant Health acquired the hospital; in 2013 Vidant stated that it was unable to keep the hospital in operation due to poor finances and announced that it was going to close the hospital. Pantego Creek Board closed it in 2014, and it was demolished in 2016. Vidant opened a non-emergency clinic in the area.
Geography
Belhaven is located on the north shore of the Pungo River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 23.88%, is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Belhaven, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
86 (30) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
82 (28) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.7 (22.1) |
74.2 (23.4) |
80.2 (26.8) |
86.8 (30.4) |
91.1 (32.8) |
95.2 (35.1) |
96.0 (35.6) |
95.1 (35.1) |
90.7 (32.6) |
85.4 (29.7) |
79.9 (26.6) |
73.9 (23.3) |
97.6 (36.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53.9 (12.2) |
57.2 (14.0) |
63.3 (17.4) |
72.8 (22.7) |
79.2 (26.2) |
85.6 (29.8) |
88.6 (31.4) |
87.2 (30.7) |
82.5 (28.1) |
74.6 (23.7) |
64.9 (18.3) |
56.9 (13.8) |
72.2 (22.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.2 (6.2) |
45.7 (7.6) |
51.7 (10.9) |
61.1 (16.2) |
68.6 (20.3) |
76.1 (24.5) |
79.7 (26.5) |
77.9 (25.5) |
72.8 (22.7) |
63.1 (17.3) |
53.3 (11.8) |
46.5 (8.1) |
61.6 (16.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) |
34.3 (1.3) |
40.0 (4.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
58.0 (14.4) |
66.6 (19.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
68.6 (20.3) |
63.2 (17.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
41.7 (5.4) |
36.2 (2.3) |
51.1 (10.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
34.0 (1.1) |
44.8 (7.1) |
54.9 (12.7) |
61.7 (16.5) |
59.4 (15.2) |
49.9 (9.9) |
38.1 (3.4) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −10 (−23) |
0 (−18) |
10 (−12) |
25 (−4) |
35 (2) |
43 (6) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
41 (5) |
26 (−3) |
19 (−7) |
2 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.85 (98) |
3.00 (76) |
3.71 (94) |
3.30 (84) |
4.01 (102) |
6.07 (154) |
6.09 (155) |
6.35 (161) |
5.35 (136) |
3.58 (91) |
3.33 (85) |
3.63 (92) |
52.27 (1,328) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.5 (1.3) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 103.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 383 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,863 | 647.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,816 | −36.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,458 | 35.4% | |
| 1940 | 2,360 | −4.0% | |
| 1950 | 2,528 | 7.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,386 | −5.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,259 | −5.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,430 | 7.6% | |
| 1990 | 2,269 | −6.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,968 | −13.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,688 | −14.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,410 | −16.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 699 | 635 | 580 | 35.52% | 37.62% | 41.13% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,192 | 930 | 669 | 60.57% | 55.09% | 47.45% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.15% | 0.47% | 0.14% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0.46% | 0.47% | 0.57% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 12 | 22 | 34 | 0.61% | 1.30% | 2.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 53 | 85 | 116 | 2.69% | 5.04% | 8.23% |
| Total | 1,968 | 1,688 | 1,410 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,410 people, 756 households, and 377 families residing in the town.
Education
Beaufort County Schools operates public schools. Northside High School is the local high school.
Belhaven High School, an all-black school, was built in 1950. The school's first principal was Greene T. (GT) Swinson. In operation until the late 1960s or early 1970s, it was transformed into an elementary school, Belhaven Elementary. The school is no longer in operation.
There is a private school, Pungo Christian Academy (K-12).
BHM Regional Library operates the Belhaven Public Library.
Notable people
- Eva Narcissus Boyd, singer, known professionally as "Little Eva"; performer of "the Locomotion"
- C. J. Wilson - Oakland Raiders football player
See also
In Spanish: Belhaven (Carolina del Norte) para niños
