HERTFORD COUNTY

Hertford was formed in 1759 from Chowan, Bertie and Northampton. The act was to become effective May 1, 1760. It was named in honor of Francis Seymour Conway, Earl of Hertford, a nobleman. He was brother of General Conway, a distinguished British soldier and member of Parliament, who favored the repeal of the Stamp Act. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Gates, Chowan, Bertie and Northampton counties. The present land area is 353.26 square miles. The population from the 2010 Census was 24,669. Of that population, 8,786 were white, 14,933 were black or African American, 274 were American Indian, 131 were Asian, 5 were Pacific Islander and 235 were of a different race. Another 305 were reported to be of two or more races and 644 were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The first court was held at Cotton's Ferry on the side of Chowan River. Winton, established in 1766, is the county seat.

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Hertford County is in the Chowan River Basin. It is a part of the Coastal Plain region of the state.

References:

"American Factfinder." 2011. U. S. Census Bureau. Online at http://factfinder2.census.gov/. Accessed 3/3/2011.

Corbitt, David L. 2000. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Sixth printing. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History.

Powell, William Stevens, and Michael R. Hill. 2010. The North Carolina gazetteer: a dictionary of Tar Heel places and their history. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

Additional resources:

North Carolina Digital Collections (Government & Heritage Library and NC State Archives)

NC LIVE resources

NC Natural Heritage Program database

WorldCat (Searches numerous library catalogs)