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North Carolina is divided into 100 counties. North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh most counties in the country.

Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Windsor
Year Organized: 1722
Square Miles: 699

Court House:

PO Box 530
County Courthouse
Windsor, NC 27983-0530

Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named in honor of James Bertie, a Lords Proprietor.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Bertie was formed in 1722 from Chowan. It was named in honor of James Bertie, a Lords Proprietor. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Albemarle Sound, Chowan River, and Washington, Martin, Halifax, Northampton and Hertford counties. Its land area is 699.19 square miles and its population in 2000 was 19,757. An act of 1743 provided that the courthouse, etc., "shall be built between Cusby Bride and Will's Quarter Bridge." Windsor was established in 1766 and was made the county seat in 1774.

Neighboring Counties:

Albemarle Sound
Chowan River
Washington
Martin
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford

Cities and Towns:

- Askewville	town	Incorporated Area
- Aulander	town	Incorporated Area
- Colerain	town	Incorporated Area
- Kelford	town	Incorporated Area
- Lewiston Woodville	town	Incorporated Area
- Powellsville	town	Incorporated Area
- Roxobel	town	Incorporated Area
- Windsor (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

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Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."