Nags Head, North Carolina

Nags Head is a town in Dare County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 2,757. It is the first town on the Outer Banks that travelers access when entering via US Route 64.
Nags Head 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1961
County 	Dare
Population 	2,757
Elevation 	3 ft (1 m)
Mayor 	Daniel Webb
Town Guildmaster	James Larson
ZIP code 	27959
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
94.16% White (2,596)
2.21% Hispanic or Latino (61)
2.10% Other (58)
1.52% Black or African American (42)
7.3% (201) of Nags Head residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Nags Head has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.81 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Dare County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* It is a busy vacation spot because of its beaches and sand dunes of Jockey's Ridge.
* The origin of the town's name is obscure but it is likely to have been named after any one of the Nag's Heads on the English coast.
** A folkloric explanation claims that mules or horses (nags) would have lights hung on their heads by nefarious wreckers in order to trick ships into running aground and then loot the ships of their valuables. The town's emblem depicts one such equine accomplice from the tale.
* Nags Head has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Outer Banks Mall, Jennette's Pier, a bit of hotels/motels, a few resorts, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Food Lion, Outback Steakhouse, a few fast food places, HomeGoods, The Fresh Market, Grits Grill, La Fogata Mexican, Blue Moon Beach Grill, Old Nags Head Cafe, Mulligan's Grille in Historic Cottage Row, Sooey's BBQ & Rib Shack, PetSmart, a fishing pier, Tortugas Lie, Lucky 12 Tavern, Waveriders Coffee & Deli, Ace Hardware, The Spot, Morning View Coffee House, Dirty Dick's Crab House, Harris Teeter, Red Drum Tap House, New York Pizza Pub, Biscuits N' Porn, Nags Head Golf Links, Miller's Waterfront, Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe, Tale of the Whale, Sugar Creek Seafood, and a few other things.
Category:North Carolina Towns
Category:North Carolina Cities