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Population (year 2000): 1,389. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,293 (-6.9% change)
Males: 692 (49.8%), Females: 697 (50.2%)
Halifax County
Zip code:
24558
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $34,871 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,800 (year 2000)
Races in Halifax:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.1%)
- Black (36.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (14.9%), English
(13.3%), German (5.3%), Irish (4.1%), Italian (3.4%),
Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 470 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Halifax
- High school or higher: 69.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Halifax town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.2%
2.2% Foreign born (2.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +694 (+99.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Halifax:
- HALIFAX-SOUTH BOSTON COMM HOSP (2204 WILBORN
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Halifax:
- PERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
ROXBORO, NC)
- GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; OXFORD,
NC)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles;
DANVILLE, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Halifax:
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 43
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 63 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Halifax:
- WILLIAM M TUCK (about 8 miles; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; ID:
W78)
- BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 26 miles;
BROOKNEAL, VA; ID: 0V4)
- MARKS MUNI (about 29 miles; CLARKSVILLE, VA; ID:
W63)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Halifax:
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about
51 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT
enrollment: 11,898)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
Public high school in Halifax:
- HALIFAX COUNTY CAREER CTR (Students: 57;
Location: 315 S MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Halifax:
- SINAI ELEM. (Students: 356; Location: 1011
SINAI ELEMENTARY DR; Grades: 03 - 06)
- HALIFAX ELEM. (Students: 261; Location: 722
MOUNTAIN ROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
Library in Halifax:
- HALIFAX COUNTY-SOUTH BOSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $502,587; Location: 177 S. MAIN ST.;
111,395 books; 5,669 audio materials; 1,072 video
materials; 264 serial subscriptions)
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