sentences:  Today the words "Court House" have been dropped and only Currituck is used as the town name.Currituck County was created in 1668 from Albemarle County, North Carolina
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (50%) is water.Currituck County includes the northern communities of North Carolina's Outer Banks, separated from mainland Currituck County by the Currituck Sound.