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Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, on the Outer Banks barrier islands.

Kitty Hawk was established in the early 18th century under the name Chickahawk.

The 2020 census counted 3,689 people in Kitty Hawk.

Kitty Hawk became world-famous through the Wright brothers, who chose the area for its steady winds, soft sandy landing surfaces, and isolation.

The winds around Kitty Hawk average about 15 to 20 miles per hour, conditions the Wrights considered ideal for their flying experiments.

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, powered airplane flights at Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk; the first flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.

By the fourth flight that day, Wilbur Wright had flown 852 feet in 59 seconds.

Kitty Hawk is popularly credited as the site of the first flight because it was the nearest named settlement in 1903; the town of Kill Devil Hills did not exist until 50 years after the flights.

Around 1900 Kitty Hawk was a tiny coastal fishing village of roughly 300 people, with a lifesaving station, a weather station, and a post office.

Kitty Hawk postmaster William Tate and his family hosted the Wright brothers when they first arrived in 1900 and became instrumental in assisting their experiments.