Indian Beach is a town in Carteret County,

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, United States. The population was 112 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

Indian Beach is located in southern Carteret County at (34.687911, -76.891498), on

Bogue Banks Bogue Banks form a barrier island off the mainland of North Carolina in Carteret County. The island, separated from the mainland by Bogue Sound, runs east to west, with the ocean beaches facing due south. Bogue Banks is the only island on the Ca ...

, a

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along the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the west by the town of Emerald Isle and to the east by

Pine Knoll Shores Pine Knoll Shores is a coastal town in Carteret County, North Carolina, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,388 at the 2020 census. One of North Carolina Aquariums, North Carolina's state aquariums is located here. ...

. To the north is

Bogue Sound Bogue Sound is a lagoon in the state of North Carolina separating the Bogue Banks, a barrier island, from the mainland. The sound is part of North Carolina's "Crystal Coast", a tourism marketing term that is also used interchangeably with the ter ...

, separating the town from the mainland, and to the south is the Atlantic. The town consists of two sections, separated by the unincorporated neighborhood of

Salter Path Salter Path is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Carteret County, North Carolina, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. A Crystal Coast community, it lies on Bogue Banks as an enclave within Indian Beach, North Carolin ...

. According to the

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, the town of Indian Beach has a total area of , of which is land and , or 62.05%, is water, consisting of portions of Bogue Sound.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 95 people, 50 households, and 31 families in the town. The population density was 159.9 people per square mile (62.2/km). There were 1,218 housing units at an average density of 2,049.9 per square mile (797.1/km). The

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of the town was 95.79% White, 3.16% Pacific Islander, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11%. Of the 50 households 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.0% of households were one person and 10.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.35. The age distribution was 10.5% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% 65 or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median household income was $47,250 and the median family income was $45,250. Males had a median income of $49,583 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,826. There were 6.5% of families and 5.0% of the population living below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

External links

Town of Indian Beach official website
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