43-605: Bayboro is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina , United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 U.S. census . It is the county seat of Pamlico County. Bayboro is part of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area . Bayboro received the most rain of any American town during Hurricane Irene in 2011, at 15.74 inches. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has
86-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 28.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
129-412: A large amount of commercial activity: barges haul petroleum, petroleum products, foodstuffs, building materials, and manufactured goods. It is also used extensively by recreational boaters. On the east coast, some of the traffic in fall and spring is by snowbirds who regularly move south in winter and north in summer. The waterway is also used when the ocean is too rough for travel. Numerous inlets connect
172-458: A navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea. Since the coastline represented the national border, and commerce of the time was chiefly by water, the fledgling United States government established a degree of national control over it. Inland transportation to supply the coasting trade at the time was less known and virtually undeveloped, but when new lands and their favorable river systems were added with
215-721: A navigable waterway north of Portsmouth. Its unofficial northern terminus is the Manasquan River in New Jersey, where it connects with the Atlantic Ocean at the Manasquan Inlet . North of that is its official terminus point, the Annisquam River , a U.S. Army Corps maintained channel 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Boston , Massachusetts , connecting Annisquam and Gloucester, Massachusetts . The Intracoastal Waterway sees
258-404: A total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (1.34%) is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 1,161 people, 272 households, and 162 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 741 people, 301 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density
301-610: A total area of 561.63 square miles (1,454.6 km ), of which 336.52 square miles (871.6 km ) is land and 225.11 square miles (583.0 km ) (40.08%) is water. Census reports show a marked drop of nearly 10 percent in county population from 1910 to 1920, the period of the Great Migration of African Americans from rural areas of the South to northern and midwestern industrial cities offering more economic and social opportunities. Workers were recruited by northern industries, including
344-531: Is Bayboro . Pamlico County is part of the New Bern , NC Micropolitan Statistical Area . The county was formed in 1872 from parts of Beaufort and Craven counties. It was named for Pamlico Sound , which adjoins it. Vernacular usage in the area, especially in Craven County, refers to Pamlico County as being "down in the county." Prior to 1872, it was a part of Craven County and has a very low elevation. Most of
387-649: Is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida , then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville , Texas . Some sections of the waterway consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds , while others are artificial canals . It provides
430-462: Is anchored on the east by the town of Oriental, a popular waystation for boaters traveling the Intracoastal Waterway , and by unincorporated Lowland. New Bern across the county line in Craven County to the west, is the primary trade area for Pamlico County. The unincorporated community of Olympia is in the western portion of the county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has
473-701: The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway , and the third is referred to as the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW). The first and second sections were intended to be connected via a dredged waterway from Tarpon Springs to St. Marks, Florida (which is near Carrabelle), and the second and third sections were intended to be connected via the Cross Florida Barge Canal across northern Florida. These projects were never completed because of environmental concerns. Additional canals and bays extend
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#1732905489491516-647: The Houston Ship Channel and the Delaware River in 1872. The following year, the Senate's Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard looked at the need for more haulage capacity to move freight to the coasts. But their "Report of Windom Select Committee" their plans and recommendations "received less attention than was anticipated, of course by reason of the rapid growth of interest in railways". In
559-697: The Northwest Territory in 1787, the Northwest Ordinance established a radically new and free national policy for their development and transportation use. Over time, internal improvements of natural coastal and inland waterways would develop into the Great Loop , which allows for waterborne circumnavigation of the eastern continental United States , using minimal ocean travel, with the Intracoastal Waterway providing its eastern end. In 1808,
602-683: The Raritan ; thence pass through the second canal to Trenton on the Delaware, down that river to Christiana or Newcastle , and through the third canal to Elk River and the Chesapeake, whence, sailing down that bay and up Elizabeth River , it would, through the fourth canal, enter the Albemarle Sound, and by Pamlico , Core , and Bogue sounds, reach Beaufort and Swansboro in North Carolina . From
645-705: The Rio Grande , and the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1910 authorized a 9-by-100-foot (2.7 m × 30.5 m) channel on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between the Apalachicola River and St. Andrews Bay , Florida (completed in 1936), as well as a study of the most efficient means to move cargo. Between 1910 and 1914, navigation channels were deepened, and the screw propeller proved efficient for improved steering and flanking qualities. The Panama Canal Act
688-451: The River and Harbors Appropriations Acts of 1882 and 1884, Congress signaled its intent to improve waterways to benefit the nation by promoting competition among transportation modes. The 1882 act was the first act of Congress to combine appropriations for development of the nation's waterways with a reaffirmation of the policy of freedom from tolls and other user charges, first stated in 1787; it
731-531: The poverty line , including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over. The county is a member of the regional Eastern Carolina Council of Governments . Pamlico County is governed by an elected, seven-member Board of Commissioners. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the county was divided into 5 townships, which are only numbered: Intracoastal Waterway The Intracoastal Waterway ( ICW )
774-524: The 1824 General Survey Act and the first of many pieces of rivers and harbors legislation , as well by individual state-built improvements. Since these 1824 acts, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has responsibility for navigation waterway improvements and maintenance. All four proposed sections of Gallatin's intracoastal plan were eventually built; the Delaware and Raritan Canal
817-637: The Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico with the Intracoastal Waterway. The Intracoastal Waterway connects to several navigable rivers where shipping traffic can travel to inland ports, including the Mississippi , Alabama , Savannah , James , Delaware , Hudson , and Connecticut rivers. The St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes can be accessed via connections with the Hudson River and Erie Canal . The following natural bodies of water are included in or connect with
860-491: The Delaware and the Chesapeake , and that low and marshy tract which divides the Chesapeake from Albemarle Sound . ... Should this great work, the expense of which, as will hereafter be shown, is estimated at about three millions of dollars, be accomplished, a sea vessel entering the first canal in the harbor of Boston would, through the bay of Rhode Island , Long Island Sound , and the harbor of New York , reach Brunswick on
903-773: The Inland Waterways Users Board to make recommendations regarding construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending levels for the inland waterways, and also gradually increased the incremental fuel tax to 20 cents per gallon by 1995. The Intracoastal Waterway runs for most of the length of the Eastern Seaboard . The waterway consists of three non-contiguous segments: from Brownsville, Texas , east to Carrabelle, Florida ; from Tarpon Springs, Florida , south to Fort Myers, Florida ; and from Key West , Florida, north to Portsmouth, Virginia (milepost 0.0). The first and second sections are collectively referred to as
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#1732905489491946-658: The Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, as well as surveys east of New Orleans to Apalachicola Bay ; this was the first legislation to treat the ICW as a continuous whole. The River and Harbor Act of 1927 authorized the portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, using the route planned out by the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers. During World War II , the need for efficient transportation of bulk materials within
989-557: The Pennsylvania Railroad, which was rapidly expanding at the time. As of the 2020 census , there were 12,276 people, 5,416 households, and 3,589 families residing in the county. At the 2000 census , there were 12,934 people, 5,178 households, and 3,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15 people/km ). There were 6,781 housing units at an average density of 20 units per square mile (7.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of
1032-478: The act also created the Inland Waterways Trust Fund under the U.S. Treasury , which are used to cover half the cost of new construction and major rehabilitation of the inland waterways infrastructure (33 U.S.C. ch.32) . The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 was a wide-ranging bill regarding all water resources utilization nationally. Concerning transportation on waterways, this law established
1075-421: The age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under
1118-460: The age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 26,563, and the median income for a family was $ 35,769. Males had a median income of $ 23,750 versus $ 19,196 for females. The per capita income for
1161-432: The coast of South Carolina and Georgia. It is unnecessary to add any comments on the utility of the work, in peace or war, for the transportation of merchandise or the conveyance of persons. While Gallatin discussed the details of engineering, construction, and costs, including the national benefits to accrue from lowered transportation costs between domestic and international markets, his full $ 20 million, 10-year plan
1204-596: The continental United States was well demonstrated after German submarines sank numerous merchant ships off the East Coast. By 1942, the 9 ft × 100 ft (2.7 m × 30.5 m) ICW channel was completed between New Orleans and Corpus Christi . Today, federal law provides for the waterway to be maintained at a minimum depth of 12 feet (3.7 m) for most of its length, but inadequate funding has prevented that. Consequently, for larger ships, shoaling or shallow waters are encountered along several sections of
1247-419: The county was 73.17% White , 24.57% Black or African American , 0.53% Native American , 0.38% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.59% from other races , and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,178 households, out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were married couples living together, 11.50% had
1290-431: The county, according to FRIS, North Carolina Flood Risk Information System, is subject to flooding in storm surges. After it was separated from Craven, the old nickname survives. Pamlico County remains rural in character and flavor, although the last decade has brought a good deal of residential development, largely the result of northern retirees and investors attracted to the many miles of waterfront property. The county
1333-490: The federal government used it minimally until Theodore Roosevelt 's presidency more than 10 years later. Continued insufficient capacity of railroad transportation became apparent following the harvest of 1906. The invention of the diesel engine in 1892 eventually led to the conversion of fuels for transportation from coal and steam to diesel and the internal combustion engine . The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1909 set national policy for an intracoastal waterway from Boston to
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1376-507: The first federal government report on existing, possible, and likely avenues of transportation improvement was presented; it included much of the distance where the ICW now traverses the Atlantic coast. At the request of the Senate , Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin presented an overall plan for future transportation developments of national importance and scope. Along with inland east–west improvements, Gallatin's north–south improvements included
1419-467: The following: The map of the United States will show that they possess a tide water inland navigation, secure from storms and enemies, and which, from Massachusetts to the southern extremity of Georgia , is principally, if not solely, interrupted by four necks of land. These are the Isthmus of Barnstable , that part of New Jersey which extends from the Raritan to the Delaware , the peninsula between
1462-413: The last-mentioned place, the inland navigation, through Stumpy and Toomer's sounds, is continued until a diminished draught of water, and by cutting two low and narrow necks, not exceeding three miles together, to Cape Fear River , and thence by an open but short and direct run along the coast is reached that chain of islands between which and the main the inland navigation is continued, to St. Marys along
1505-472: The need for bulk cargo transportation, with Congress establishing the federal barge lines and spurring development of cheaper ways to transport farm commodities, including the first use of standardized freight barges. In 1924, Congress incorporated the Inland Waterways Corporation, generally regarded as the beginning of modern water carrier operations, and in 1925, it authorized construction of
1548-426: The town was $ 13,709. About 22.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 48.3% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over. Pamlico County, North Carolina Pamlico County ( / ˈ p æ m l ɪ k oʊ / PAM -lik-oh ) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the 2020 census , the population was 12,276. Its county seat
1591-539: The waterway, with these having 7-foot (2.1 m) or 9-foot (2.7 m) minimum depths from earlier improvements. While no tolls are charged for waterway usage, commercial users have been charged a fuel tax since 1978, which is used to maintain and improve facilities. That year, the Inland Waterways Revenue Act imposed a barge fuel tax; originally set at 4 cents per gallon in 1980, it was gradually raised to 10 cents per gallon by 1986. To hold these funds,
1634-416: Was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,084, and the median income for a family was $ 41,659. Males had a median income of $ 31,806 versus $ 21,344 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,005. About 11.80% of families and 15.30% of the population were below
1677-445: Was 502.6 inhabitants per square mile (194.1/km). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 230.6 per square mile (89.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 46.69% White , 51.15% African American , 0.40% Native American , 0.40% Asian , 0.94% from other races , and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population. There were 301 households, out of which 24.3% had children under
1720-625: Was later abandoned for a better alternative, but the Cape Cod Canal remains in operation, and the Delaware and the Dismal Swamp portions still form part of the larger present-day Intracoastal Waterway. In 1826, Congress authorized the first survey for an inland canal between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. After the Civil War , government funding shifted from waterways to railroads; still, coastal improvements authorized for development included
1763-520: Was never approved. That is not to say his plan was never implemented, however, for with experience in the War of 1812 shortly thereafter and the attendant British blockade, the continued need for such facility was soon highlighted. Since Gallatin had based his proposals on the known advantageous natural geographic features of the country, many of his proposals became the locations of navigation improvements that were surveyed, authorized, and constructed starting with
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1806-482: Was passed in 1911, which proved key to the revival of waterway transportation in the United States, because the opening of Panama Canal in 1914 allowed coastal shipping to extend to the U.S. West Coast for the first time. The law also prohibited railroads from owning, controlling, or operating a water carrier through the canal and led to succeeding legislation that eliminated monopoly of transportation modes by railroads. The country's World War I experience demonstrated
1849-539: Was passed over President Chester Arthur 's veto, who considered it a waste of the federal government's growing budget surplus. In 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act established federal regulation of railroads; Congress continued to promote freedom from tolls or special taxes on waterways. In 1890, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act , the first federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, but
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