Looking for Kitty Hawk NC homes and land for sale? The town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina is located in Dare County and is part of the popular vacation destination area known as the Outer Banks. The community was established in the early 1800s and was known first as Chickahawk most likely after the Native American word for “a time or place to hunt geese”. The city motto appropriately enough is “First in Flight” as Kitty Hawk was the nearest settlement, at the time, to the location of the famous first flight of the Wright brothers.
The town consists of a beach community predominantly made up of residential cottages perfect for summer rentals, the traditional village where most of the long time residents of the town dwell, and a maritime forest reserve that spans 461 acres. Like most other towns along the Outer Bank, Kitty Hawk’s population swells with the arrival of tourists in the spring. But, despite the booming tourism trade the residents of the community strive to keep the development of the town in harmony with the surrounding nature. Homes for sale in the town are mostly single family residences of the middle class variety. Whether you are looking for the perfect summer house or a place to truly call home, local real estate agents await to find the perfect property.