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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
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named in honor of James Bertie, a Lords Proprietor.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
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:
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- Askewville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Aulander |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Colerain |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Kelford |
town |
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- Lewiston Woodville |
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- Powellsville |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Roxobel |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Windsor
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
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." |
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Penn Foster High School
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