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Welcome to Halifax ...The town of Halifax is located in Halifax County<1> and is the County Seat for Halifax County. The location of Halifax has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Halifax: HAL-i-fax<3> Halifax was established in 1760. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Halifax has a population of 204 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Halifax is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Halifax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Halifax lies within the (252) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Halifax had an population of 204 people. This is a decrease of 12.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.7% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Halifax had a population of 234 people. This makes Halifax the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 234 people, the population of Halifax decreased 31.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 344 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Halifax. Communities Also Named Halifax ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Halifax - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halifax. Communities near Halifax ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halifax.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Halifax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halifax. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halifax. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halifax. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halifax. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Halifax. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halifax ...Looking for more information about Halifax? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Halifax, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Halifax. Adding Halifax to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Halifax in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Halifax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Halifax in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). For more details, see References and Mentions for Halifax. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halifax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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