Halfa is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Emmet County,

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, United States.

History

Halfa was platted in 1899. It was named after

Wadi Halfa Wādī Ḥalfā ( ar, وادي حلفا) is a city in the Northern state of Sudan on the shores of Lake Nubia near the border with Egypt. It is the terminus of a rail line from Khartoum and the point where goods are transferred from rail to ferr ...

, in the Sudan. A post office was established in Halfa in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932. Halfa's population was 52 in 1925.

References

Unincorporated communities in Emmet County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{EmmetCountyIA-geo-stub