Perquimans County, North Carolina
Founding: 1671 Parent county: Albemarle Namesake: The Perquimans River Seat: Hertford (1722–) Land area: 247 square miles Population (2020): 13,005 Population (historic): 5,439 (1790); 7,346 (1840); 7,945 (1870); 10,091 (1900); 10,668 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1860 –1880; 1890–1920; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 819 (13.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28% Average farmhouse value (1930): $698 Average outbuilding value (1930): $348 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,462 Average farm size (1920): 33.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hertford Namesake: Hertford, England Founding: ...