Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 8,661.
Morehead City 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1860
County 	Carteret
Population 	8,661
Elevation 	16 ft (5 m)
Mayor 	Chandler Simon
Town Guildmaster	Marissa Strickland
ZIP code 	28557
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
77.31% White (6,696)
10.30% Black or African American (892)
8.05% Hispanic or Latino (697)
4.34% Other (376)
19.3% (1,671) of Morehead City residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Morehead City has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 9 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.22 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Carteret County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The Great Depression and World War II markedly altered the character of the town. The traditional downtown area had deteriorated and, as newer stores opened further west, the decay in the old center of town accelerated. Finally, in the 1980s, a renewal began when the town obtained a Community Development Block Grant to replace an aging infrastructure and improve the appearance of the waterfront area. Subsequent grants, private investment, and town monies have maintained the forward momentum, so that the town now has a new sea wall, underground utilities, brick paved walkways with planters along the waterfront, all in the downtown area, and tree-lined streets, renovated houses, new docks and new businesses.
* Morehead City is home to an annual "Bald Is Beautiful" convention and is the home of the headquarters of the Bald-Headed Men of America organization. A satellite campus of Coastal Carolina Battle Academy is also located here.
* Morehead City is one of two existing ports in North Carolina which primarily export phosphate. The Port of Morehead City features a dry-bulk facility with a 225,000-ton capacity warehouse and extended open storage facilities.
* Morehead City is also home to Carteret Community College, and to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Marlins play at O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium in Morehead City, and began playing in the 2010 season.
* Morehead City has a good bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a contest hall and showcase theater, two sports complexes, some public battle fields, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, Belk, Lowe's Home Improvement, Walmart, Brandywine Bay Golf Club, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, a country club, Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q, Dank Burrito, Musashi Japanese Steak-Seafood, some local restaurants and businesses, some fast food and a few chain restaurants, a little bit of hotels/motels, North Carolina Pokemon Aquarium, Floyd's 1921 Restaurant, Bar & Catering, Ruddy Duck Tavern, El Zarape Mexican, Circa 81, Happycakes Cupcakery, Tsunami Buffet, CVS, Cox Family Restaurant, Captain's Table, El's Drive-In, Big Lots, Lowes Foods, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Towns
Category:North Carolina Cities