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Salvo, North Carolina

Field	Value
name	Salvo, North Carolina
settlement_type	Census-designated place
named_for	Artillery discharge following the American Civil War
image_skyline	File:Address Known- Salvo, North Carolina's smallest Post Office in America LCCN2011630905.tif
image_map	Dare County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Salvo highlighted.svg
mapsize	270px
map_caption	Location in Dare County and the state of North Carolina.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	North Carolina
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Dare
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	2.51
area_land_km2	2.51
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	0.97
area_land_sq_mi	0.97
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	303
population_density_km2	120.78
population_density_sq_mi	312.69
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EST
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	3
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	27972
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	37-58940
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2628655

Salvo is a census-designated place located in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. As of the 2010 census, Salvo had a population of 229. Originally (with Rodanthe and Waves) part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, Salvo was originally known as "Clarks" or "Clarksville."

The name "Salvo" allegedly stems from the American Civil War, during which a passing Union vessel spotted the settlement, which was not marked on their maps. The commanding officer ordered an attack, and a sailor marked the site on his map with the word "Salvo." The name was formally given to the town when it received a post office in 1901. The Salvo post office, ZIP code 27972, one of the smallest postal facilities in the United States, was damaged by an arsonist in 1992. A new post office was constructed later in the decade for all of Chicamacomico. Hurricane Irene in August 2011 damaged much of the Outer Banks area including Salvo.

The residents of Salvo are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Salvo is part of District 4, along with Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras, Rodanthe and Waves.

On June 24, 2014, a Virginia vacationer became buried alive in beach sand when trying to dig a tunnel, and then died.

Salvo Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Demographics

2020 census

Race	Number	Percentage	White (non-Hispanic)	Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	Native American	Asian	Other/Mixed	Hispanic or Latino
274	90.43%
4	1.32%
2	0.66%
1	0.33%
14	4.62%
8	2.64%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 303 people, 43 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP.

Climate

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Salvo, North Carolina has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation (Cfak). Cfak climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature 32.0 °F ( 0.0 °C), at least eight months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Salvo, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C). Salvo is prone to hurricane strikes, particularly during the Atlantic hurricane season which extends from June 1 through November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September. During the winter months, episodes of cold and wind can occur with wind chill values

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Salvo, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of live oak/sea oats (Uniola paniculata) (90) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).

Education

Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. Zoned schools are Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
{{gnis. 2628655
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Salvo CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Man-Dies-On-OBX-Beach-After-Being-Buried-Alive-264434311.html Man buried alive trying to dig a sand tunnel
{{NRISref
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"Explore Census Data".
"USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". [[United States Department of Agriculture]].
"PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University".
"Water Temperature Table of All Coastal Regions".
"U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)".
"Attendance Zone Information". [[Dare County Schools]].

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