20-698: Beaufort may refer to: People and titles [ edit ] Beaufort (surname) House of Beaufort , English nobility Duke of Beaufort (England) , a title in the peerage of England Duke of Beaufort (France) , a title in the French nobility Places [ edit ] Polar regions [ edit ] Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean Beaufort Island , an island in Antarctica's Ross Sea Australia [ edit ] Beaufort, Queensland ,
40-504: A large British torpedo bomber CSS Beaufort , a Confederate Navy gunboat Beaufort , a transport which served as headquarters for the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edward Cornwallis, for some Nova Scotia Council meetings Transportation [ edit ] Beaufort (automobiles) , a German manufacturer of automobiles solely for the British market from 1902 to 1910 Beaufort (dinghy) ,
60-853: A locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland Beaufort, South Australia Beaufort, Victoria Beaufort Inlet (Western Australia) , an inlet located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia Canada [ edit ] Beaufort Range , Vancouver Island, British Columbia France [ edit ] Beaufort, Haute-Garonne Beaufort, Hérault Beaufort, Isère Beaufort, Jura Beaufort, Nord Beaufort, Savoie Beaufort-Blavincourt , Pas-de-Calais Beaufort-en-Argonne , Meuse Beaufort-en-Santerre , Somme Beaufort-en-Vallée , Maine-et-Loire Beaufort-sur-Gervanne , Drôme Montmorency-Beaufort , Aube Ireland [ edit ] Beaufort, County Kerry ,
80-458: A mayor and five council members. Mayors serve two-year terms, and council members serve staggered four-year terms. Carteret County Public Schools is the county school district. Zoned schools include: Charter schools include: Beaufort hosts several annual events, including: Beaufort is also home to the Carteret County main public library. According to Beaufort Sister Cities, Inc.,
100-531: A sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor Beaufort, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915, formerly named Bellerophon before 1895 Beaufort railway station, Victoria Other uses [ edit ] Beaufort (film) , a 2007 Israeli Oscar-nominated film, referring to Beaufort Castle, Lebanon Beaufort (novel) , title of
120-542: A village Luxembourg [ edit ] Beaufort, Luxembourg Lebanon [ edit ] Beaufort Castle, Lebanon Malaysia [ edit ] Beaufort, Malaysia Beaufort (federal constituency) South Africa [ edit ] Beaufort West , largest town in the arid Great Karoo Fort Beaufort , town in the Amatole District of Eastern Cape Province Port Beaufort , settlement in Eden in
140-457: Is a town in and the county seat of Carteret County , North Carolina , United States. Established in 1713 and incorporated in 1723, Beaufort is the fourth oldest town in North Carolina (after Bath , New Bern and Edenton ). On February 1, 2012, Beaufort was ranked as "America's Coolest Small Town" by readers of Budget Travel Magazine. The population was 4,464 at the 2020 census . It
160-671: Is also the location of the Rachel Carson Reserve, part of the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve system. The Beaufort Historic District , Carteret County Home , Gibbs House , Jacob Henry House , and Old Burying Ground are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . In June 1718 Blackbeard the pirate ran his flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge and his sloop Adventure , aground near present-day Beaufort Inlet, NC. The Queen Anne's Revenge
180-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beaufort (surname) Beaufort is the name of a noble family of 14th and 15th-century England, descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster . For a list of individual Beauforts, see House of Beaufort . Beaufort or de Beaufort is also the surname of members of a particular Huguenot family Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort ( / ˈ b oʊ f ər t / BOH -fərt , different than that of Beaufort, South Carolina )
200-769: Is sometimes confused with a city of the same name in South Carolina ; the two are distinguished by different pronunciations . Beaufort is located in North Carolina's " Inner Banks " region. The town is home to the North Carolina Maritime Museum , the Duke University Marine Laboratory ( Nicholas School of the Environment ), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research. It
220-511: The United States Census Bureau , Beaufort has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km ), of which 4.6 square miles (12.0 km ) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), or 17.75%, is water. Beaufort has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), which is characterized by long, hot summers, and short, cool winters. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,464 people, 2,156 households, and 1,071 families residing in
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#1732837848601240-586: The 2007 English-language translation of the novel אם יש גן עדן (trsl. Im Yesh Gan Eden ), basis for the film Beaufort Castle (disambiguation) Beaufort cheese , a French cheese Beaufort cipher , an encryption technique using a substitution cipher Beaufort County Schools (disambiguation) Beaufort Group , subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup Beaufort War Hospital , Bristol, England Beaufort scale , an empirical measure for describing wind intensity Topics referred to by
260-570: The Atlantic Ocean. To the west is the tidal Newport River , separating the town from Morehead City . To the east is the unincorporated neighborhood of Lenoxville, extending to the North River, another tidal river. U.S. Route 70 passes through Beaufort, leading west across the Newport River to Morehead City and northeast 31 miles (50 km) to its end in the town of Atlantic . According to
280-479: The Western Cape province United Kingdom [ edit ] Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent , Wales Beaufort Castle, Scotland Beaufort's Dyke , between Scotland and Northern Ireland United States [ edit ] Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina Military uses [ edit ] Bristol Beaufort ,
300-403: The average family size was 2.65. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the town
320-407: The population. There were 1,780 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and
340-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Beaufort . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beaufort&oldid=1256298065 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
360-542: The town. As of the census of 2008, there were 4,189 people, 1,780 households, and 1,048 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,374.4 inhabitants per square mile (530.7/km ). There were 2,187 housing units at an average density of 797.1 per square mile (307.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 75.87% White , 19.99% African American , 0.37% Asian , 0.11% Native American , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 2.39% from other races , and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of
380-404: Was $ 28,763, and the median income for a family was $ 39,429. Males had a median income of $ 30,859 versus $ 22,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 19,356. About 13.3% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. Beaufort uses a council-manager form of government. The community elects
400-571: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 with the reference number 04000148. Thirty two years later, in August 1750, at least three Spanish merchantmen ran aground in North Carolina during a hurricane. One of the three, the El Salvador , sank near Cape Lookout . Beaufort is located south of the center of Carteret County. It is located on Beaufort Inlet, a channel leading south to
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