Address: PO Box 45, Hertford, NC 27944
Phone: 252-426-8484
Fax: 252-426-4034
Website: www.co.perquimans.nc.us
In northeastern NC on Albemarle Sound, west of Elizabeth City; organized 1679 (prior to statehood) as Berkeley Precinct of Albemarle County. Name Origin: For the Perquimans River, which runs through it, named for the Indian tribe who once lived along its banks.
Area (sq mi): 328.93 (Land: 247.17 Water: 81.76). Pop per sq mi: 48.9.
Pop 2005: 12,080. State Rank: 92. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +6.3%; 1990-2000: +8.8%. Pop 2000: 11,368 (White: 70.5%; Black: 28%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.6%; Asian: 0.2%; Other: 0.9%) Foreign born: 0.7%. Median age: 42.2.
Income 2000: per capita $15,728; median household $29,538; Pop below poverty: 17.9%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,342-$21,968.
Unemployment 2004: 4.7%. Unemployment 2000: 4.9%; Change from 2000: -0.2%. Median travel time to work: 33.1 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 62.2%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: North Carolina
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