Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County (pronounced BURT-TEE) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,773. Its is.

History
The county was formed as Bertie Precinct in from the part of  of  lying west of the. It was named for, his brother , or both, each having been one of the.

In parts of Bertie Precinct, Chowan Precinct,, and  of Albemarle County were combined to form. With the abolition of Albemarle County in, all of its constituent precincts became counties. In parts of Bertie County became  and. Finally, in parts of Bertie County, Chowan County, and Northampton County were combined to form, and Bertie was reduced to its present size.

Law and government
Bertie County is a member of the regional council of governments.

Pronunciation
A good way to raise the ire of a Bertie County resident is to mispronounce the county's name. Locals stress both syllables equally, with the "T" sound present in both (BURT-TEE). It's a good way to tell whether someone is native or visiting from afar.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,920 (741 ). 1,811 km² (699 sq mi) of it is land and 109 km² (42 sq mi) of it (5.67%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,773 people, 7,743 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 9,050 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 36.30%, 62.34% or , 0.44% , 0.11% , 0.01% , 0.33% from , 0.48% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $14,096. About 19.30% of families and 23.50% of the population were below the, including 30.70% of those under age 18 and 28.30% of those age 65 or over.

Townships
The county is divided into nine : Colerain, Indian Woods, Merry Hill, Mitchells, Roxobel, Snake Bite, Whites, Windsor, and Woodville.

Census-designated place
Berie County has one :.

Other Communities
Other communities include Gatlinsville, Greens Cross, Hexlena, Perrytown, Pine Ridge, Sans Souci (with, the county's only ferry), Spring Branch, and Todds Cross.