Halifax, North Carolina
Halifax, North Carolina | |
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Halifax County Courthouse | |
Location of Halifax, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′32″N 77°35′24″W / 36.32556°N 77.59000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Halifax |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 170 |
| • Density | 371.99/sq mi (143.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27839 |
| Area code | 252 |
| FIPS code | 37-28920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406637 |
| Website | www |
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County. 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. Halifax is also home to the Halifax Historic District, a historic site operated by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Halifax is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.