Halifax County is a

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located in the Commonwealth of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its

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is Halifax.

History

Occupied by varying cultures of

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for thousands of years, in historic times English colonists encountered

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Native Americans. Halifax County was established in 1752 by English colonists from Lunenburg County. The county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. Through the 1990 Census, South Boston was an

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, but it became a town again and rejoined Halifax County in 1995.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Campbell County - northwest * Charlotte County - northeast * Mecklenburg County - east *

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- southeast *

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Major highways

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Demographics

Hog killing Halifax County Marion Post Wolcott 1939

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 37,355 people, 15,018 households, and 10,512 families residing in the county. The

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was 46 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 16,953 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.32%

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, 38.02%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.44% from

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, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 15,018 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.20% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,929, and the median income for a family was $37,845. Males had a median income of $27,498 versus $20,684 for females. The

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for the county was $16,353. About 11.50% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the

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, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Board of Supervisors

* District 1: Ricky Short * District 2: Larry D Roller * District 3: Hubert Pannell * District 4: Ronnie E Duffey * District 5: Dean E Throckmorton * District 6: Stanley Brandon * District 7: Garland B Ricketts * District 8: William Bryant Claiborne * Tie Breaker: Wayne Smith

Constitutional officers

* Clerk of the Circuit Court: Cathy M. Cosby (I) * Commissioner of the Revenue: Brenda P. Powell (I) * Commonwealth's Attorney: Tracy Quackenbush Martin (I) * Sheriff: Fred S. Clark (I) * Treasurer: Ruth Ann Oakes (I) Halifax is represented by Republicans Frank Ruff and Bill Stanley in the Virginia Senate, Republican James E. Edmunds in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican

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in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democratic Mark Warner and Tim Kaine United States Senator from Virginia.

Communities

Towns

* Halifax * Scottsburg *

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* Virgilina

Census-designated places

* Clover * Cluster Springs * Mountain Road *

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* Riverdale

Other unincorporated communities

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* Cody * Turbeville * Vernon Hill

References

External links

Official site of Halifax County & South Boston, Virginia

Official site of Town of South Boston - largest town within the County

Official site of the County Museum

Halifax County South Boston Public Library System
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