Arapahoe, North Carolina



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Arapahoe

Current Conditions
Sunny
Temperature: 48.9 °F

Humidity: 40 %
Wind Speed: 8 mph SSW
Pressure: 30.36 "

Dew Point: 26 °F
Gusts: 8 mph SSW
Rain Today: 0.00 "






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  • City Description

    Arapahoe is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2004 census, the town population was 434. Arapahoe shares many of its roles and duties with Minnesott Beach, North Carolina. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Arapahoe was founded a few years after New Bern, North Carolina by settlers leaving the New Bern colony. The running date of Arapahoe's founding was 1714. Arapahoe was incorporated into a town in 1921, when its post office opened. Arapahoe has 2 different versions of town's name. One version was that it came from a tribe of Native Americans living in the area. This tribe was a branch from the local Pampticoe. The second version was that the name Arapahoe came from a prized race horse of one of the local inhabitants. Arapahoe government is headed by the mayor of the town. Along with the mayor, there are several town commissoners, a planning board, and a volunteer fire department. The mayor and commissoners are elected to two year terms. The town hall is a small building located along the main street in Arapahoe, NC Highway 306. Public Education Arapahoe has education opportunities available for children grades

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    City Contained By:

    • Pamlico County
    • North Carolina

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 5.69797384274 km squared

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