County of Hertford

Hertfordshire
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Trust and fear not"
Hertfordshire in England
Coordinates: 51°54′N 0°12′W / 51.9°N 0.2°W / 51.9; -0.2Coordinates: 51°54′N 0°12′W / 51.9°N 0.2°W / 51.9; -0.2
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East
Established	Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Dione Grimston
High Sheriff	Stelio Stefanou (2016-17)
Area	1,643 km2 (634 sq mi)
• Ranked	36th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.)	1,166,300
• Ranked	13th of 48
Density	709/km2 (1,840/sq mi)
Ethnicity	80.8% White British 1.5% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 5.1% Other White 0.8% White & Black Caribbean 0.3% White & Black African 0.8% White & Asian 0.6% Other Mixed 2.6% Indian 1.1% Pakistani 0.5% Bangladeshi 0.8% Chinese 1.6% Other Asian 1.8% Black African 0.8% Black Caribbean 0.3% Other Black 0.2% Arab 0.4% Other
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Hertfordshire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Hertford
Area	1,643 km2 (634 sq mi)
• Ranked	26th of 27
Population	1,166,300
• Ranked	6th of 27
Density	709/km2 (1,840/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-HRT
ONS code	26
GSS code	E10000015
NUTS	UKH23
Website	www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Districts of Hertfordshire
Districts	Three Rivers Watford Hertsmere Welwyn Hatfield Broxbourne East Hertfordshire Stevenage North Hertfordshire St Albans Dacorum
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	Hertfordshire Constabulary
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)

Hertfordshire (ⁱ/ˈhɑːrtfərdʃɪər/; often abbreviated Herts) is a county in southern England, bordered by Bedfordshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Buckinghamshire to the west and Greater London to the south. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region.

In 2013, the county had a population of 1,140,700 living in an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km²). Four towns have between 50,000 and 100,000 residents: Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford and St Albans. The county town, Hertford, once the main market town for the medieval agricultural county ranks 13th in population today deriving its name from a (stag) and a ford used as the components of the county's coat of arms and flag. Elevations are high for the region in the north and west. These reach over 240m in the western projection around Tring which is in the Chilterns. The county's borders are approximately the watersheds of the Colne and Lea; both flowing to the south; each accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural and much is protected by green belt.

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