Engelhard, North Carolina

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Engelhard, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Post office and water tower
Post office and water tower
Engelhard is located in North Carolina
Engelhard
Engelhard
Coordinates: 35°30′34″N 75°59′46″W / 35.50944°N 75.99611°W / 35.50944; -75.99611Coordinates: 35°30′34″N 75°59′46″W / 35.50944°N 75.99611°W / 35.50944; -75.99611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHyde
Area
 • Total3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2)
 • Land3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2 ft (0.6 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total445
 • Density138/sq mi (53.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
27824
Area code(s)252
GNIS feature ID1020154[1]
FIPS code37-21380

Engelhard is a census-designated place (CDP) and fishing community in on the mainland of Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It has access to Pamlico Sound. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 445.[2]

History[]

Inkwell and Wynne's Folly are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography[]

Engelhard is in eastern Hyde County along U.S. Route 264, which leads northeast 46 miles (74 km) to Manteo and west 47 miles (76 km) to Belhaven.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.22 square miles (8.33 km2), all of it recorded as land.[2] The community is at the head of Far Creek, a small tidal inlet of Pamlico Sound.

Climate[]

This region experiences hot and wet summers with rainy days. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Engelhard has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa).

There are cool winters during which intense rainfall occurs.

Snow in Engelhard is possible in winter months.


hideClimate data for Engelhard, North Carolina
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 54.0
(12.2) 		58.0
(14.4) 		65.0
(18.3) 		73.0
(22.8) 		80.0
(26.7) 		86.0
(30.0) 		89.0
(31.7) 		88.0
(31.1) 		83.0
(28.3) 		75.0
(23.9) 		67.0
(19.4) 		59.0
(15.0) 		73.1
(22.8)
Average low °F (°C) 33.0
(0.6) 		36.0
(2.2) 		42.0
(5.6) 		49.0
(9.4) 		58.0
(14.4) 		66.0
(18.9) 		70.0
(21.1) 		69.0
(20.6) 		65.0
(18.3) 		54.0
(12.2) 		45.0
(7.2) 		38.0
(3.3) 		52.1
(11.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.5
(110) 		2.9
(74) 		3.4
(86) 		2.9
(74) 		3.9
(99) 		3.8
(97) 		4.6
(120) 		5.7
(140) 		4.3
(110) 		3.5
(89) 		3.0
(76) 		2.9
(74) 		45.4
(1,149)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.3
(0.76) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.8
(2.06)
Average snowy days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: NOAA[4]

Education[]

The local school is Mattamuskeet School of Hyde County Schools.[5]

In the de jure segregation era, the grade school for black students was, by the 1960s, Davis School, a consolidation of earlier such schools, in Engelhard. The high school for black students was Hyde County Training School in . The high school for white students was East Hyde School.[6]

BHM Regional Library operates the Engelhard Library.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Engelhard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Engelhard CDP, North Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Engelhard, NC". December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Home". Mattamuskeet School. Retrieved 2021-04-13. Mattamuskeet Campus 20392 US Highway 264 Swan Quarter, NC 27885
  6. ^ Cecelski, David S. (2000-11-09). Along Freedom Road: Hyde County, North Carolina, and the Fate of Black Schools in the South. University of North Carolina Press. p. 29.
  7. ^ "Engelhard". BHM Regional Library. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

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