Hyde County, North Carolina
7 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,592
- Median household income
- $53,713
- ±12,155
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 45 of 1,808 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 72.0%
- 1,397 of 1,939 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hyde | 4,508 (2021) | Po Box 100, Engelhard | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County Drainage District 7 | Drainage | Po Box 1, Fairfield | — |
| Hyde County Drainage District 8 | Drainage | 4085 Nc Highway 45 N, Pantego | — |
| Ocracoke Mosquito Control District | Health | Po Box 312, Ocracoke | — |
| Swan Quarter Sanitary District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 21, Swanquarter | — |
| Engelhard Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 579, Engelhard | — |
| Ocracoke Sanitary District | Water supply utility | Po Box 567, Ocracoke | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Hyde County Schools
School district3 schools
1430 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC, 27885
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Washington Saturday Market (Washington)
Morehead City Curb Market (1300 Evans St Morehead City) · The Friendly Market (205 Friendly Road Morehad City) · Olde Beaufort Farmers' Market (Beaufort) · and 1 more
OBX Farmers' Market (Nags Head) · Secotan Market (Wanchese)
Oriental Farmers Market (310 Hodges St. Oriental)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.