Bertie County, North Carolina
Bertie County (pronounced BURR-tee) is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 19,773. Its
county seat is
Windsor6.
The county was formed as
Bertie Precinct in
1722 from the part of
Chowan Precinct of
Albemarle County lying west of the
Chowan River. It was named for
James Bertie, his brother
Henry Bertie, or both, each having been one of the
Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
In
1729 parts of Bertie Precinct, Chowan Precinct,
Currituck Precinct, and
Pasquotank Precinct of Albemarle County were combined to form
Tyrrell Precinct. With the abolition of Albemarle County in
1739, all of its constituent precincts became counties. In
1741 parts of Bertie County became
Edgecombe County and
Northampton County. Finally, in
1759 parts of Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton County were combined to form
Hertford County, and Bertie was reduced to its present size.
Bertie County is a member of the
Mid-East Commission regional council of governments.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,920
km² (741
mi²). 1,811 km² (699 mi²) of it is land and 109 km² (42 mi²) of it (5.67%) is water.
Townships
The county is divided into nine
townships: Colerain, Indian Woods, Merry Hill, Mitchells, Roxobel, Snake Bite, Whites, Windsor, and Woodville.
Adjacent Counties
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Hertford County, North Carolina - north
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Chowan County, North Carolina - east
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Washington County, North Carolina - southeast
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Martin County, North Carolina - southwest
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Halifax County, North Carolina - west
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Northampton County, North Carolina - northwest
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 19,773 people, 7,743 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The
population density was 11/km² (28/mi²). There were 9,050 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 36.30%
White, 62.34%
Black or
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.33% from
other races, 0.48% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 7,743 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.00% were
married couples living together, 20.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,177, and the median income for a family was $30,186. Males had a median income of $26,866 versus $18,318 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,096. About 19.30% of families and 23.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.70% of those under age 18 and 28.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Askewville*
Aulander*
Colerain*
Kelford*
Lewiston Woodville*
Powellsville*
Roxobel*
Windsor*
Merry Hill*
Bertie County government official website
