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" Folklore has it that the first building built in the town we now call Winfall fell over during a windstorm and that event changed the name of the community "Red House Fork" (also remembered as Ramesonville) to Windfall, soon dropping the "D" and becoming Winfall. Located in Perquimans County in North Carolina, Winfall is found at a junction where roads from Hertford and Parkville meet the road from Woodville to Belvidere.

It was the busiest cross roads in Perquimans County before the bridge crossed the Perquimans River. Winfall was the commercial center for people on the north side of the river. Even before the Civil War, the community had developed as a commercial area. In 1873 a post office was established for Winfall with Josiah H. White as its postmaster.

On March 7, 1887 Winfall was incorporated as a town. A.S. Jordan was appointed as the first Mayor and serving on the town Council were Josiah H. White, Watson Winslow, and R.H. Kirby. The original boundaries of Winfall were the perimeter of a circle of 1/4 mile radius having for its center the intersection of the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the county road. At the center of this town stood the train station.

Mayor Lloyd Ray Morgan served as Mayor from 1980 to 1987. His contributions to this town include introducing the redevelopment program which brought residencies in the town up to acceptable standards. Mosquito control was begun as well as improving the Town complex with a remodeled meeting hall, new equipment shelter and a sign was built at the entrance of the area. New businesses which came to our town under his administration were a Doctor's office and a liquor store. Also a trash truck was purchased for the town.

The previous Mayor was David Trueblood who served for two terms, first in 1936 and later serving another term. He was the oldest Mayor in the state during his last term. He diligently gave Winfall his full attention and countless hours of service.

Elijah "Toss" White is fondly remembered for the years he served as Mayor. During the terms he served, the town grew through annexation and he worked hard for Winfall to have its own water system and a full time employee to operate it. Also the building housing the town operations and water mechanisms was constructed. Street lights were put up under the care of Albemarle Electric Membership Corp. and he was interested in the organization of the Volunteer Fire Department during his time in office.

Joel Hollowell Jr. completed the first term that Mr. Toss White held and played a major role in the negotiations necessary for installing the water system for the town."

Source: Winfall History

Population (year 2000): 554
Males: 268 (48.4%), Females: 286 (51.6%)

Elevation: 3 feet

County: Perquimans

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Zip code: 27985

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $27,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,400 (year 2000)

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Ancestries: United States (13.7%), English (11.2%), German (6.3%), Irish (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (2.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Winfall town

• High school or higher: 64.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 9.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winfall town

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 15.3%
• Divorced: 8.0%

1.3% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Suffolk, VA (37.9 miles, pop. 63,677).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (48.4 miles, pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (276.8 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hertford, NC (2.2 miles), Edenton, NC (14.7 miles), Elizabeth City, NC (16.9 miles), Colerain, NC (21.4 miles), Creswell, NC (24.2 miles), Gatesville, NC (24.5 miles), Columbia, NC (25.0 miles), Roper, NC (25.8 miles).

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (16.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.3%).

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