Halifax is a town in and the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Halifax had a population of 170. 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.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Halifax is located on the Roanoke River, near the Fall Line between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina. This location near the head of navigation for the Roanoke, was important in the town's early development.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Halifax racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 111
| 65.29%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 51
| 30.0%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 2
| 1.18%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 6
| 3.53%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 170 people, 82 households, and 45 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census The town developed into a commercial and political center at the time of the American Revolution. North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress met in Halifax in the spring of 1776, and on April 12, 1776, adopted the Halifax Resolves.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Michael Ferrall Family Cemetery, William R. Davie House, Eagle Tavern, Halifax County Courthouse, Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital, Halifax Historic District, Sally-Billy House, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On March 9, 2015, an Amtrak passenger train collided with a tractor trailer in Halifax, with part of the train derailing. 55 passengers were injured.
Notable people
- William Cicero Allen (1859–1952), educator
- John Branch (1782–1863), politician
- Sarah Wales Jones Burton (1791–1872), First Lady of North Carolina
- John R. J. Daniel (1802–1868), politician
- Junius Daniel (1828–1864), military officer
- Lucille Gorham (1931–2012), civil rights activist
- Samuel E. Hogg (1783–1842), politician
- Bartholomew F. Moore (1801–1878), politician