Southern Shores is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on the Outer Banks and the population was 3,107 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Southern Shores is located at (36.124454, -75.732612).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.92%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Southern Shores had a population of 3,090. The median age was 58.8 years. 15.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,355 households in Southern Shores, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.4% were married-couple households, 10.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 2,870
| 92.88%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 15
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 7
| 0.23%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 22
| 0.71%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 1
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 112
| 3.62%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 63
| 2.04%
|}
2000 census
As of the census The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is < 2 inches (< 5 cm), and the average annual peak in nor'easter activity is in February.
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Southern Shores, 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 Kitty Hawk Elementary School, First Flight Middle School, and First Flight High School. Prior to 2004, First Flight High zoned students were zoned to Manteo High School.