Hertford County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Winton.

Hertford County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at-large to serve four-year terms. The Board of Commissioners is the legislative body of the county and is responsible for setting policy, adopting ordinances, levying taxes, and appropriating funds. The Board of Commissioners appoints a County Manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county.

The county is served by the Hertford County Sheriff's Office, which is responsible for law enforcement and the Hertford County Department of Social Services, which provides social services to the county's residents. The county is also served by the Hertford County Public Schools system, which operates 14 schools.

Hertford County is part of the Albemarle Commission, a regional council of governments that serves the counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell.

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