Swan Quarter, North Carolina

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Swan Quarter is a census-designated place in Hyde County in North Carolina in the United States. It is an unincorporated village and the county seat for Hyde County.

The latitude of Swan Quarter is 35.405N. The longitude is -76.331W. Elevation is 0 feet. The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 958. Swanquarter is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

Swan Quarter is located Swanquarter Bay, an inlet of Pamlico Sound. In the 1700s, Samuel Swann settled along the Pamlico Sound near the head of Swan Bay. Swann's Quarter was the first name given to this settlement. Eventually shortened to Swan Quarter, it became the county seat in 1836. A 28-car ferry connects Swan Quarter in Hyde County on the mainland with Ocracoke Island, crossing Pamlico Sound in two and a half hours.

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is located 9 miles east of Swan Quarter, NC by U.S. Route 264 and U.S. Route 94 in Hyde County. It provides habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds, for endangered species such as bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and American alligators. It also provides wildlife-related recreation and environmental education for the public on its 50,180 acres of land.