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Oak Island, North Carolina, is situated in the northwestern region of the state.
Answer: False
Oak Island is located in the southeastern part of North Carolina, within Brunswick County, not the northwestern region.
Oak Island is considered part of the Charlotte metropolitan statistical area.
Answer: False
Oak Island is part of the Wilmington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area, not Charlotte's.
Oak Island encompasses a total area of approximately 51.6 square miles, with a minor proportion designated as water.
Answer: False
The United States Census Bureau indicates Oak Island has a total area of 19.9 square miles, with 3.6 square miles of water, not 51.6 square miles.
Oak Island is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on its southern edge.
Answer: False
Oak Island is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, not the Pacific Ocean.
Oak Island observes Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Central Standard Time (CST).
Answer: False
Oak Island observes Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), not Central Standard Time (CST).
The elevation of Oak Island is approximately 16 meters above sea level.
Answer: False
Oak Island's elevation is approximately 16 feet (5 meters) above sea level, not 16 meters.
In which county is Oak Island, North Carolina, primarily located?
Answer: Brunswick County
Oak Island is primarily situated within Brunswick County, North Carolina.
What is the approximate total area of Oak Island, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
Answer: 19.9 square miles
The U.S. Census Bureau reports Oak Island's total area as 19.9 square miles.
Which body of water borders Oak Island to the east?
Answer: Caswell Beach Channel
Oak Island is bordered by Caswell Beach to the east, implying the Caswell Beach Channel is the adjacent waterway.
What is a key characteristic of Oak Island's summer climate?
Answer: Hot and humid with cooling sea breezes
Summers in Oak Island are typically hot and humid, often moderated by cooling sea breezes.
Approximately how much annual rainfall does Oak Island receive?
Answer: About 57 inches
Oak Island receives an average of approximately 57 inches of rain annually.
What is the geographic coordinate commonly associated with Oak Island, North Carolina?
Answer: 33°54′48″N 78°05′29″W
The geographic coordinates for Oak Island, North Carolina, are 33°54′48″N 78°05′29″W.
The modern municipality of Oak Island was incorporated in 1999 via the consolidation of the former towns of Long Beach and Yaupon Beach.
Answer: True
The Town of Oak Island was officially established in 1999 through the merger of the previously existing towns of Long Beach and Yaupon Beach.
Fort Caswell, a historical structure, was built on Oak Island in 1838.
Answer: True
Fort Caswell was constructed on the eastern end of Oak Island in 1838, marking a significant point in the island's early history.
Hurricane Hazel in 1954 rendered Oak Island entirely uninhabitable, with virtually no structures remaining intact.
Answer: False
While Hurricane Hazel caused severe devastation in 1954, leaving only five buildings standing on the west end, it did not render the entire island completely uninhabitable with no structures remaining.
Hurricane Florence in 2018 caused significant damage to Oak Island's infrastructure, including its fishing pier.
Answer: True
Hurricane Florence in 2018 resulted in substantial damage to Oak Island's infrastructure, notably affecting its fishing pier and causing widespread flooding.
Which two towns merged in 1999 to form the modern Town of Oak Island?
Answer: Long Beach and Yaupon Beach
The modern Town of Oak Island was formed in 1999 through the merger of Long Beach and Yaupon Beach.
What significant event occurred in 1954 that severely impacted Oak Island?
Answer: Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel, which struck in 1954, caused severe damage to Oak Island.
Which recent hurricane caused extensive damage to Oak Island's fishing pier and hundreds of homes in August 2020?
Answer: Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias, in August 2020, caused significant damage to Oak Island's fishing pier and numerous homes.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a major hurricane impacting Oak Island in recent history?
Answer: Hurricane Katrina (2005)
The provided information mentions Hurricanes Hazel, Matthew, Florence, and Isaias as impacting Oak Island; Hurricane Katrina is not listed.
Tourism is recognized as the principal economic driver for Oak Island.
Answer: True
The primary industry supporting Oak Island's economy is tourism, attracting visitors to its coastal location and amenities.
Following its 1999 formation, the new town began to incorporate or obtain Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) over mainland properties.
Answer: True
Shortly after its establishment in 1999, the Town of Oak Island initiated the process of incorporating or acquiring ETJ over mainland properties.
The municipal government of Oak Island operates under a Mayor-Council system.
Answer: False
Oak Island operates under a Council-Manager system of government, not a Mayor-Council system.
The Town Council of Oak Island consists of the Mayor and five Commissioners.
Answer: True
The governing body, the Town Council, is composed of five Commissioners and the Mayor.
The daily operations of Oak Island are managed by an elected Mayor.
Answer: False
Daily operations are managed by a Town Manager, who is appointed by the Town Council, not by the Mayor.
Oak Island is primarily recognized as a destination for industrial manufacturing.
Answer: False
Oak Island is primarily known as a family beach destination and is supported by tourism, not industrial manufacturing.
The Oak Island Fire Department is the sole provider of emergency services, including medical response.
Answer: False
While the Oak Island Fire Department responds to emergencies, Brunswick County EMS also provides medical response services in the area.
What is the primary economic driver for Oak Island, North Carolina?
Answer: Tourism and coastal amenities
Tourism is identified as the primary industry supporting Oak Island's economy.
Which of the following mainland areas has Oak Island incorporated or obtained ETJ over since its formation in 1999?
Answer: Properties along Long Beach Road including the Cape Fear Regional Jetport
Since 1999, Oak Island has incorporated or obtained ETJ over mainland properties, including those along Long Beach Road that encompass the Cape Fear Regional Jetport.
What system of government does the Town of Oak Island utilize?
Answer: Council-Manager System
The Town of Oak Island operates under a Council-Manager system of government.
Who is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Oak Island's government?
Answer: The Town Manager
The day-to-day operations of Oak Island's government are managed by the Town Manager.
Oak Island's permanent population experiences a substantial decrease during the summer months.
Answer: False
Oak Island's population swells significantly during the summer months due to tourism, rather than decreasing.
Oak Island's population experienced a decrease exceeding 20% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Answer: False
Oak Island's population actually increased by 23.8% between the 2010 census (6,783 residents) and the 2020 census (8,396 residents).
The estimated population of Oak Island in 2022 was lower than its 2020 census figure.
Answer: False
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Oak Island's population at 9,322 in 2022, which is higher than the 2020 census figure of 8,396.
In 2020, the majority of Oak Island's population identified as Black or African American.
Answer: False
In 2020, the majority of Oak Island's population (92.69%) identified as White (non-Hispanic), with Black or African American residents constituting only 0.81%.
The median household income in Oak Island was estimated to be below $50,000 in 2017.
Answer: False
The estimated median household income in Oak Island in 2017 was $57,670, which is above $50,000.
In 2017, approximately 8.6% of Oak Island's population was estimated to be living below the poverty line.
Answer: True
According to 2017 estimates, approximately 8.6% of Oak Island's population lived below the poverty line.
Based on 2017 estimates, men comprised a larger percentage of Oak Island's population than women.
Answer: False
In 2017, women constituted 52.3% of Oak Island's population, while men constituted 47.7%, indicating women were the larger percentage.
In 2017, the majority of Oak Island's population, exceeding 50%, was estimated to be over 65 years old.
Answer: False
In 2017, an estimated 30.7% of Oak Island's population was aged 65 or older, which is not a majority.
How does Oak Island's population typically change from its permanent resident count to the summer season?
Answer: It swells significantly, nearly sixfold, due to tourism.
Oak Island's permanent population of 8,396 (2020) swells significantly during the summer, reaching close to 50,000 people.
What is the approximate percentage increase in Oak Island's population between the 2010 and 2020 censuses?
Answer: 23.8%
Oak Island experienced a population increase of 23.8% between the 2010 census (6,783) and the 2020 census (8,396).
According to 2017 estimates, what percentage of Oak Island's population was aged 65 or older?
Answer: 30.7%
In 2017, an estimated 30.7% of Oak Island's population was aged 65 or older.
Which of the following describes the racial composition of Oak Island in 2020?
Answer: Majority White population (non-Hispanic) at over 90%.
In 2020, the majority of Oak Island's population (92.69%) identified as White (non-Hispanic).
What was the estimated per capita income in Oak Island in 2017?
Answer: $38,176
The estimated per capita income in Oak Island in 2017 was $38,176.
The Oak Island Golf Club features a public golf course and an outdoor swimming pool.
Answer: True
The Oak Island Golf Club offers a public golf course and an outdoor swimming pool available seasonally.
Oak Island features only one public fishing pier extending into the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer: False
Oak Island has two public fishing piers that extend into the Atlantic Ocean.
Boating activities within Oak Island are utilized solely on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Answer: False
Boating activities in Oak Island are not limited to the Intracoastal Waterway; the Davis Canal and Montgomery Slough are also used.
South Harbour Village includes a marina with dockage and a nine-hole public golf course.
Answer: True
South Harbour Village offers a marina with dockage facilities and a nine-hole public golf course.
The Oak Island Recreation Center provides indoor exercise facilities but lacks any outdoor recreational options.
Answer: False
The Oak Island Recreation Center offers both indoor and outdoor exercise facilities, along with other amenities.
Oak Island hosts the "Run Oak Island" Marathon during the fall season.
Answer: False
The "Run Oak Island" event, which includes a marathon, half-marathon, 5K, and one-mile run, is held in February, not the fall.
The Southport/Oak Island Chamber of Commerce organizes the "Lighthouse Run" event.
Answer: True
The Southport/Oak Island Chamber of Commerce is responsible for organizing the annual "Lighthouse Run" event.
Oak Island commemorates Christmas with an oceanfront fireworks display.
Answer: False
Oak Island holds an oceanfront fireworks display for the Fourth of July, not for Christmas. A Christmas parade is held down Oak Island Drive.
The Oak Island Library hosts programs such as "Socrates Cafe" and "Meet the Author" sessions.
Answer: True
The Oak Island Library offers a variety of programs, including "Socrates Cafe" and "Meet the Author" events.
The novel "When Ghosts Come Home" by Wiley Cash is set in Oak Island.
Answer: True
The novel "When Ghosts Come Home," authored by Wiley Cash, is indeed set in Oak Island.
The "Run Oak Island" event in February includes a marathon, half-marathon, 5K, and a one-mile run.
Answer: True
The "Run Oak Island" event, held in February, features a marathon, a half-marathon, a 5K race, and a one-mile run.
What recreational amenities does the Oak Island Recreation Center offer?
Answer: Sports equipment rentals and balloon-tire beach wheelchairs
The Oak Island Recreation Center provides sports equipment rentals and amenities such as balloon-tire beach wheelchairs.
How does Oak Island celebrate the Fourth of July?
Answer: With an oceanfront fireworks display
Oak Island celebrates the Fourth of July with an oceanfront fireworks display.
The original swingbridge crossing the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to serve Oak Island was destroyed by a fire in 1971.
Answer: False
The original ICW swingbridge serving Oak Island was destroyed by a barge strike in 1971, not by a fire.
The Barbee Bridge, a high-rise structure replacing the original swingbridge, opened in 1975.
Answer: True
The high-rise Barbee Bridge, constructed to replace the destroyed swingbridge, commenced operations in 1975.
The Swain's Cut Bridge, a second high-rise structure crossing the ICW, was constructed in 1999.
Answer: False
The Swain's Cut Bridge, another high-rise crossing the ICW, was constructed in 2010, not 1999.
North Carolina Highway 133 is one of the principal state highways that provide service to Oak Island.
Answer: True
North Carolina Highway 133 (NC 133) is identified as one of the primary state highways serving Oak Island.
What happened to the original Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) swingbridge serving Oak Island?
Answer: It was destroyed by a barge strike in 1971.
The original ICW swingbridge serving Oak Island was destroyed by a barge strike in 1971.
Which high-rise bridge, completed in 1975, provided interim access to Oak Island after the original swingbridge was destroyed?
Answer: Barbee Bridge
The Barbee Bridge, a high-rise structure, opened in 1975 and served as interim access after the original swingbridge was destroyed.
Which major highways serve Oak Island?
Answer: NC 133, NC 906, NC 211
The primary state highways serving Oak Island are North Carolina Highway 133 (NC 133), North Carolina Highway 906 (NC 906), and North Carolina Highway 211 (NC 211).
Oak Island's official website is www.oakisland.gov.
Answer: False
The official website for the Town of Oak Island is www.oakislandnc.com, not www.oakisland.gov.
The motto of Oak Island is "Where the Coast Meets the Community."
Answer: False
The official motto of Oak Island is "A Place to Coast," not "Where the Coast Meets the Community."
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for Oak Island is 37-48345.
Answer: True
The FIPS code assigned to Oak Island, North Carolina, is indeed 37-48345.
What is the motto of Oak Island, North Carolina?
Answer: A Place to Coast
The official motto of Oak Island, North Carolina, is "A Place to Coast."