Kelford is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 32.65% White, 65.31% African American, and 2.04% from two or more races.

44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 22.6% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 44.7% of those 65 or over.