Windsor

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 2013, Windsor was the subject of a documentary film, If You Build It, chronicling a year in the life of an innovative Bertie County design-based high school program, culminating with the design and sixteen-week construction of an open air pavilion for a farmers market in Windsor — the only farmers market pavilion in the U.S. designed and built by high school students. The pavilion was constructed adjacent the Roanoke/Cashie River Center at 11407 Windsor Blvd, Windsor (alternatively 12 West Water Street, Windsor) and as of 2025 is managed by the Good Shephard Food Pantry. It is generally open on Fridays, May through August, and works with the River Center for special events, including an annual fireworks celebration. On the morning of August 4, 2020, an EF3 tornado spawned by Hurricane Isaias struck areas just outside of Windsor, completely destroying 12 mobile homes in a mobile home park outside of town and flattening one poorly built wood-framed house. As the strongest tropical cyclone-spawned tornado since 2005, the tornado killed two and injured 14 people. The North Carolina Governor toured the damage area in the days following the event.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Bertie High
  High · Windsor · 442 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Bertie Middle
  Middle · Windsor · 425 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• Windsor Elementary
  Elementary · Windsor · 328 students · 13.7:1 ratio
• Bertie Early College High
  High · Windsor · 143 students · 28.6:1 ratio