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Halifax
Halifax Township

Halifax

Halifax is a town in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is known as "The Birthplace of Freedom" for being the location for the April 12, 1776, adoption of the Halifax Resolves, which was the first official action by a colony calling for independence.
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  • Type: Village with 170 residents
  • Description: town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Halifax, NC” and “Halifax, North Carolina”
  • Postal code: 27839

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halifax County Courthouse and Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Courthouse
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is a historic county courthouse located at Halifax, . It was designed by architects Wheeler & Stern and built in 1909–1910.

Church
and the Michael Ferrall Family Cemetery is a historic Catholic church and cemetery in Halifax, North Carolina. The church was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang, and built in 1889.

Building
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The is a historic tavern built in the 1790s in Halifax, . The tavern served as an overnight stop for the official traveling party during the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Weldon.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 705. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 6 miles north of Halifax.

Halifax

Latitude
36.32863° or 36° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.58974° or 77° 35′ 23″ west
Population
170
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US IFX
Open location code
87848CH6+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158372198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4469617
Wiki­data ID
Q2026751
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Halifax” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هاليفاكس”
  • Basque: “Halifax”
  • Catalan: “Halifax”
  • Cebuano: “Halifax (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina)”
  • Cebuano: “Halifax”
  • Chechen: “Галифакс”
  • Chinese: “Halifax”
  • Chinese: “哈利法克斯 (北卡羅萊納州)”
  • Chinese: “哈利法克斯”
  • Dagbani: “Halifax”
  • Danish: “Halifax”
  • Dutch: “Halifax”
  • Esperanto: “Halifakso”
  • Esperanto: “Halifax”
  • French: “Halifax”
  • German: “Halifax”
  • Gilaki: “هاليفاکس (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “هاليفاکس”
  • Greek: “Χάλιφαξ”
  • Haitian: “Halifax, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Halifax”
  • Irish: “Halifax, Carolina Thuaidh”
  • Irish: “Halifax”
  • Italian: “Halifax”
  • Japanese: “ハリファックス”
  • Ladin: “Halifax”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Halifax”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Halifax”
  • Norwegian: “Halifax”
  • Persian: “هالیفاکس”
  • Persian: “هلفکس”
  • Persian: “هلیفکس، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Polish: “Halifax”
  • Portuguese: “Halifax”
  • Russian: “Галифакс (Северная Каролина)”
  • Russian: “Галифакс”
  • Serbian: “Халифакс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Halifax, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Halifax”
  • Slovenian: “Halifax”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هالیفاکس، قوزئی کارولینا”
  • Spanish: “Halifax”
  • Swedish: “Halifax, North Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Halifax”
  • Tatar: “Галифакс”
  • Ukrainian: “Галіфакс”
  • Uzbek: “Halifax”
  • Volapük: “Halifax”
  • “Halifax”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Halifax County Central Permitting & Inspections and Halifax Town Hall.

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