Editing Hyde County, North Carolina (section)

===Demographic change===
Hyde County's population peaked with 9,278 people in 1900.{{sfn|Wolfram|Thomas|2008|p=60}} Between 1900 and 2000, the county's population declined by almost 50 percent.<ref name="medlin">{{cite web| url = https://coastalreview.org/2022/10/hyde-county-still-features-wild-undisturbed-natural-areas/| title = Hyde County still features wild, undisturbed natural areas| last = Medlin| first = Eric| date = October 10, 2022| website = Coastal Review| publisher = North Carolina Coastal Federation.| access-date = September 8, 2023}}</ref> Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Hyde's population dropped by 21 percent, one of the largest population drops by percentage in the state.<ref name= tester>{{cite news| last = Tester| first = Brandon| title = 2020 Census: Beaufort County's population decreased by 6.5%| newspaper = Washington Daily News| date = August 12, 2021| url = https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2021/08/12/2020-census-beaufort-countys-population-decreased-by-6-5/| access-date = September 8, 2023}}</ref>