Halifax County, North Carolina

The Halifax County Courthouse (2013) is one of 41 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places.
administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Halifax
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 38 Halifax, NC 27839-0038
Foundation :	1758
Made up from:	Edgecombe County
Area code :	001 252
Demographics
Residents :	57,370  (2000)
Population density :	30.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1894 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
map
Website : www.halifaxnc.com

Halifax County is a county in the US state of North Carolina in the United States . The county seat is Halifax .

geography

The county is located in northeast North Carolina, borders Virginia with the northernmost corner and has an area of ​​1894 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Northampton County , Bertie County , Martin County , Edgecombe County , Nash County, and Warren County .

Halifax County is divided into 12 townships : Brinkleyville, Butterwood, Conoconnara, Enfield, Faucett, Halifax, Littleton, Palmyra, Roanoke Rapids, Roseneath, Scotland Neck and Weldon.

history

Halifax County was formed on January 1, 1759 from parts of Edgecombe County. Like the district capital Halifax, it was named after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax .

A total of 41 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	13,965		-
1800	13,945		-0.1%
1810	13,620		-2.3%
1820	17,237		26.6%
1830	17,739		2.9%
1840	16,865		-4.9%
1850	16,589		-1.6%
1860	19,442		17.2%
1870	20,408		5%
1880	30,300		48.5%
1890	28,908		-4.6%
1900	30,793		6.5%
1910	37,646		22.3%
1920	43,766		16.3%
1930	53,246		21.7%
1940	56,512		6.1%
1950	58,377		3.3%
1960	58,956		1 %
1970	53,884		-8.6%
1980	55.286		2.6%
1990	55,516		0.4%
2000	57,370		3.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Halifax County's population was 57,370. 1,760 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 22,122 households and 15,308 families. The population density was 31 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 42.57 percent white, 52.56 percent African American, 3.14 percent Native American, 0.54 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.47 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.71 percent were from two or more races. and 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 22,122 households, 31.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.1 percent of these were married couples living together, 20.4 percent were single mothers and 30.8 percent were non-families. 27.7 percent were single households and 12.0 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.

26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.0 percent were between 18 and 24 years old, 27.7 percent between 25 and 44 years old, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For all females there were 90.7 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 86.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 26,459  US $ , the median income for a family $ 33,515. Males had a median income of $ 28,025 versus $ 20,524 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,810. 23.9 percent of the population and 19.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 33.0 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 22.4 percent of people aged 65 and over.

See also

• List of cities in North Carolina

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008559. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 125 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 3, 2018.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
7. ^ Halifax County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Halifax County, North Carolina  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Assistance to Halifax County

Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′  N , 77 ° 40 ′  W