Hertford County, North Carolina

Hertford County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,601. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from parts of, , and. It was named for, later 1st Marquess of Hertford.

In the northeastern part of Hertford County was combined with parts of Chowan County and  to form.

Hertford County is home of the Meherrin Indian Tribe. The Tribe once had a six mile square Reservation at Parker's Ferry and another six mile square Reservation in the Union/Beechwood Country Club/Little California area. The Tribe today has an enrollment of aproximently 900 members, and is State Recognized. They are also seeking Federal Recognition.

The Meherrin Tribe has an Annual Pow Wow the end of October.

Business and industry
Several large employers are located in Hertford County, including a privately run ,, a steel mill, several  facilities, an  extrusion facility in, and a lumber processing facility in. These industries, combined with a fairly typical range of local retail, restaurant and service businesses, combine to give Hertford County one of the lowest unemployment rates in - an area which has historically lagged behind the rest of the state in terms of economic development.

It is served by the Newspaper.

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

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 933 (360 ). 915 km² (353 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.99%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Townships
The county is divided into six : ,, , , and.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,601 people, 8,953 households, and 6,240 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (64/sq mi). There were 9,724 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 37.45%, 59.55% or , 1.19% , 0.31% , 0.02% , 0.65% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,953 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.80% were living together, 19.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,422, and the median income for a family was $32,002. Males had a median income of $26,730 versus $20,144 for females. The for the county was $15,641. About 15.90% of families and 18.30% of the population were below the, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.