Dare County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Manteo. The county forms the northeastern part of the Outer Banks region.

Dare County is included in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.

The county government of Dare County is composed of a Board of Commissioners, which is the legislative body, and a County Manager, who is the executive officer. The Board of Commissioners is made up of five members, each elected from one of five districts. The County Manager is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county.

The county is served by the Dare County Sheriff's Office, which is responsible for law enforcement, and the Dare County Department of Social Services, which provides social services to the county's residents. The county also has a number of other departments, including the Dare County Department of Public Works, the Dare County Department of Planning and Community Development, and the Dare County Department of Parks and Recreation.

The county is home to the two inhabited islands of the Outer Banks, Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island. Most of the county is part of the Middle Coast region of North Carolina, which is part of the Atlantic coastal plain. It borders the state of Virginia to the north.

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