Windsor, North Carolina Facts for Kids

Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,630 at the 2010 census, up from 2,283 in 2000. It is the county seat of Bertie County, which is also the homeland of the Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe that remained in North Carolina post Colonialism. Windsor is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

History
Recreation
- Town of Windsor Parks and Recreation Department Facilities
Geography
Demographics
- 2020 census
Notable people
Education
See also

History

The land was historically the home of the Tuscarora people. Today, there are Tuscarora residents living in the village of Tandequemuc, now called Merry Hill.

Bertie County Courthouse, Bertie Memorial Hospital, Elmwood, Freeman Hotel, Hope Plantation, Jordan House, King House, Liberty Hall, Rosefield, and Windsor Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In the early morning hours of August 4, 2020, an EF3 tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias struck areas just outside of Windsor. The twister obliterated 12 mobile homes within a mobile home park outside of town, and flattened another poorly built house. The tornado killed 2 people and injured 14 others. The tornado was the strongest tropical cyclone- spawned tornado since 2005. Governor Roy Cooper toured the damage area in the days following the event.

Recreation

Windsor is a notable Inner Banks kayaking destination. Canoes and kayaks are offered, by the Town of Windsor and the Roanoke Cashie River Center to use on the generally calm waters of the Cashie River.

Town of Windsor Parks and Recreation Department Facilities

Livermon Park and Mini Zoo
Cashie Wetlands Walk and Canoe Trail
Craftsman and Farmers Museum
Hoggard Mill Road Bridge Access
Cashie River Campground
Cashie Disk Golf Course
Cashie River Tree Houses

Tree house campground on the Cashie River in Windsor, NC

Windsor Tennis Courts
Rotary Park
Tuscarora village of Tandequemuc Longhouse
Williford Park
Cashie River ADAAG Fishing Piers and ADAAG Small Boat Launch and Trail

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	315	—
1870	427	35.6%
1890	522	—
1900	597	14.4%
1910	684	14.6%
1920	1,210	76.9%
1930	1,425	17.8%
1940	1,747	22.6%
1950	1,781	1.9%
1960	1,813	1.8%
1970	2,199	21.3%
1980	2,126	−3.3%
1990	2,056	−3.3%
2000	2,283	11.0%
2010	3,630	59.0%
2020	3,582	−1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Windsor racial composition
Race	Number	Percentage
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	2,188	61.08%
White (non-Hispanic)	1,137	31.74%
Native American	29	0.81%
Asian	39	1.09%
Other/Mixed	109	3.04%
Hispanic or Latino	80	2.23%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,582 people, 1,018 households, and 641 families residing in the town.

Notable people

Frank Ballance (1942–2019), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
Kent Bazemore (born 1989), NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
William Blount (1749–1800), delegate to the Philadelphia Convention and Senator for Tennessee
Norma Bonniwell King (1877–1961), architect
David Outlaw (1806–1868), Whig member of the United States House of Representatives
George Outlaw (1771–1825), member of the United States House of Representatives
Bosh Pritchard (1919–1996), NFL halfback
Jethro Pugh (1944–2015), NFL defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
Tootie Robbins (1958–2020), NFL offensive tackle
Francis D. Winston (1857–1941), North Carolina Lt. Governor and judge
George T. Winston (1852–1932), educator and university administrator, brother to Francis

Education

Bertie High School
Bertie STEM High School
Bertie Early College High School
Heritage Collegiate Academy

Windsor, North Carolina facts for kids

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