City profile · Small Town
Nags Head, North Carolina
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Nags Head, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Ben Cahoon
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 2,700
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcenagsheadnc.gov/342/Board-of-Commissioners ↗
- Official leadership pagenagsheadnc.gov/342/Board-of-Commissioners ↗
- City websitenagsheadnc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Ben Cahoon CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 2,700
- Median household income
- $87,560
- Median age
- 59.8
- Land area
- 6.62 sq mi
- Population density
- 407.9 per sq mi
- County
- Dare County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$9M
- City hall phone
- (252) 441-5508
- Official website
- nagsheadnc.gov ↗
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