Engelhard is a census-designated place (CDP) and fishing community in Lake Landing Township 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.[3]
Engelhard, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
 Post office and water tower | |
  Engelhard  Engelhard | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′33″N 76°00′34″W / 35.50917°N 76.00944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Hyde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
| • Land | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 374 |
| • Density | 115.83/sq mi (44.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 27824 |
| Area code | 252 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628623[2] |
| FIPS code | 37-21380 |
History edit
Inkwell and Wynne's Folly are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Geography edit
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 land.[3] The community is at the head of Far Creek, a small tidal inlet of Pamlico Sound.
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 374 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
2020 census edit
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 196 | 52.41% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 107 | 28.61% |
| Other/Mixed | 25 | 6.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 12.3% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 374 people, 120 households, and 109 families residing in the CDP.
Climate edit
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.
| Climate data for Engelhard, North Carolina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[7] | |||||||||||||
Education edit
The local school is Mattamuskeet School of Hyde County Schools.[8]
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 Sladesville. The high school for white students was East Hyde School.[9]
BHM Regional Library operates the Engelhard Library.[10]
References edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Engelhard, North Carolina
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Engelhard, NC". December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Home". Mattamuskeet School. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
Mattamuskeet Campus 20392 US Highway 264 Swan Quarter, NC 27885
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Engelhard". BHM Regional Library. Retrieved 2021-04-13.