Colington Island
Colington Island is an island located to the west of Kill Devil Hills in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The island is located at the converging point of Albemarle Sound, Currituck Sound, Croatan Sound, and Roanoke Sound. While it is commonly referred to as one island, there are actually two separate islands, Big Colington Island and Little Colington Island. Colington Harbour is a gated community located on Big Colington Island.
The residents of Colington Island are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Colington is part of District 2, along with the towns of Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head.
Residents are zoned to Dare County Schools. The specific schools are: First Flight Elementary School, First Flight Middle School, and First Flight High School.[1] Prior to 2004 students in the First Flight High area were zoned to Manteo High School.[2]
References
- ^ "Attendance Zone Information". Dare County Schools. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
First Flight Elementary School -- Area between Ocean Bay Boulevard and Airstrip Road[...]First Flight Middle School/First Flight High School -- All areas north of Nags Head/Kill Devil Hills Town Line
- See map which indicates Colington Island and its zoning to First Flight Elementary - ^ Freeman, Darren (18 August 2004). "NO LINES, NO CROWDS, JUST MORE SPACE". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on 2004-09-11. Retrieved 2009-10-25. - Entry at NewsBank
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