Dare -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 29967 Housing Units (2000): 26671 Land area (2000): 383.577313 sq. miles (993.460639 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1177.933245 sq. miles (3050.832970 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1561.510558 sq. miles (4044.293609 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.839903 N, 75.656282 W Headwords: Dare Dare, NC Dare County Dare County, NC