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About Hertford County
Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,552. Its county seat is Winton. It is classified within the region known in the 21st century as the Inner Banks.
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At a glance
Hertford County at a glance
- County seat
- Winton
- Population
- 21,552 (2020)
- Land area
- 360 sq mi
- Founded
- 1759
Communities
Largest communities in Hertford County
- Ahoskie4,891
- Murfreesboro2,619
- Winton county seat629
- Cofield267
- Harrellsville85
History of Hertford County
Hertford County is home of the Meherrin Indian Tribe, descendants of indigenous people who had inhabited the region for many centuries. After decades of encroachment by English colonists, the Tribe moved south from Virginia, where they settled in 1706 on a reservation abandoned by the Chowanoke. This six-square-mile reservation was at Parker's Ferry near the mouth of the Meherrin River. It was confirmed by a treaty of 1726. However, they were not able to keep the reservation lands. European explorers and surveyors visited the land in the late 1500s and 1600s. The first land grant to a European settler dates to 1703. Early settlers were of English, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Irish, and French descent. They introduced a plantation system of agriculture.
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