Hertford, North Carolina

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Hertford is a town in Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,070 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Perquimans County^GR6. It is the hometown of notable baseball pitcher Catfish Hunter. Hertford in located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

[edit] Geography

Hertford is located at 36°11′14″N, 76°28′20″W (36.187292, -76.472345)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,070 people, 877 households, and 556 families residing in the town. The population density was 297.1/km² (768.5/mi²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 149.4/km² (386.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.16% White, 50.39% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 877 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,681, and the median income for a family was $24,524. Males had a median income of $24,803 versus $17,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,502. About 33.6% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.6% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.