Halifax commonly refers to: *

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

, Canada *

Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...

, England *

Halifax (bank) Halifax (previously known as Halifax Building Society and colloquially known as The Halifax) is a British banking brand operating as a trading division of Bank of Scotland, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. It is named ...

, a British bank Halifax may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Halifax, Queensland Halifax is a town and a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people. Geography Halifax is on the Herbert River, nor ...

, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook *

Halifax Bay Halifax Bay is a region located around a bay in the Coral Sea, situated on the Australian coast in North Queensland. It is bordered by the town of Ingham to the north, city of Townsville to the south and Great Palm Island off the coast to the ...

, a bay south of the town of Halifax

Canada

Nova Scotia

, the capital city of the province **

Downtown Halifax Downtown Halifax is the primary central business district of the Municipality of Halifax. Located on the central-eastern portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour. Along with Downtown Dartmouth, and other de facto central business di ...

Halifax Peninsula The Halifax Peninsula is a peninsula within the Urban area, urban area of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia. History The town of Halifax was founded by the Kingdom of Great Britain, British government under the di ...

, part of the core of the municipality **

Mainland Halifax Mainland Halifax is the remaining portion of the community of Halifax, without the Halifax Peninsula. History For thousands of years and currently, Mainland Halifax has been be on the unceded ancestral lands of the Mi'kmaq. On 21 June 1749, ...

, a region of the municipality *

Halifax County, Nova Scotia Halifax County (, ) is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. History Deriving its name from George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771), Halifax County was established by order-in-council on August 17, 1759. The boundari ...

, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996 *

Halifax (federal electoral district) Halifax is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries and different numbers of members) in the H ...

, a federal electoral district *

Halifax (provincial electoral district) Halifax was a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected three, and then five members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1933, at which point Halifax County was divided ...

, a provincial electoral district *

Halifax Harbour Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax largely owes its existence to the harbour, being one of the largest and deepest ice-free natural har ...

, a saltwater harbour *

Halifax West Halifax West () is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 r ...

, a federal electoral district since 1979

Prince Edward Island

Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island Halifax Parish was created as a civil parish in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Oce ...

British Columbia

* Halifax Range, a mountain range

United Kingdom

, England **

Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Halifax is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 by Kate Dearden of the Lab ...

United States

Halifax, Kentucky Halifax is an unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It bo ...

, an unincorporated community in Allen County *

Halifax, Massachusetts Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,749 at the 2020 census. History Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing ...

, in Plymouth County ** Halifax (MBTA station) *

Halifax, Missouri Halifax is an unincorporated community in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Halifax was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1925. The community was named after Halifax, Nova Scotia ...

Halifax, North Carolina Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County. It is known as "The Birthplace of Freedom" for being the location for the April 12, 1776, ado ...

Halifax County, North Carolina Halifax County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,622. Its county seat is Halifax. Halifax County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

Halifax, Pennsylvania Halifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. It is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and the Susquehanna River. The population was 795 at the 2020 census ...

, a borough in Dauphin County **

Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,355 at the 2020 census. History Halifax Township takes its name from Fort Halifax on the Susquehanna River. The Clemson Island Prehistoric ...

Halifax, Vermont Halifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 771. History Halifax was the second town chartered, west of the Connecticut River on May 11, 1750, by New Hampshire Governor Be ...

, in Windham County *

Halifax, Virginia Halifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,309 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County. History Halifax County Courthouse, Mountain Road Historic District, ...

Halifax County, Virginia Halifax County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax, Virginia, Halifax. ...

(named for

George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the ...

) *

Halifax area The Halifax area or simply Daytona is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the area around Daytona Beach. It is roughly coextensive with the Daytona Beach metropolitan area and Volusia County. There have been a number of attempts ...

, in Florida *

Halifax River The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for ...

, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)

People

Halifax (name) Halifax is an English surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: Title * Earl of Halifax, a British title created four times and held by, among others: ** Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715), English poet and st ...

, including a list of people and characters with the name *

Earl of Halifax Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history—once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to the town of ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Halifax (band) Halifax is a four-piece pop-punk band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 2003 and are currently unsigned. Their 2004 Extended play, EP ''A Writer's Reference'' has sold over 60,000 copies to date, after making a cameo appearance on ...

, an American rock band *"Halifax", a song by Pete Yorn from '' ArrangingTime''

Television

Halifax f.p. ''Halifax f.p.'' is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) investigating cases involving the mental state of suspe ...

, an Australian television crime series

Brands and enterprises

, part of the Lloyds Banking Group * Halifax (Ireland), part of the Lloyds Banking Group

Military

*, the name of two Canadian naval vessels ** HMCS ''Halifax'' (FFH 330), the lead ship of the ''Halifax'' class *** ''Halifax''-class frigate, of the Canadian Navy ** HMCS ''Halifax'' (K237), a World War II Flower-class corvette for convoy escort duties *, the name of several Royal Navy ships ** HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego ** HMS ''Halifax'' (1768), a 10-gun schooner originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765 ** HMS Halifax (1775), a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold 1780 ** HMS Halifax (1780), an 18-gun sloop, originally USS ''Ranger'', renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on 11 May 1780, and sold in 1781, ** HMS Halifax (1782), a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1782 and sold in 1784 ** HMS Halifax (1800), a 10-gun brig, the captured French ''Marie'', renamed from in 1800 and sold in 1802. ** HMS ''Halifax'' (1806), an 18-gun sloop launched in 1806 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and broken up in 1814 *

Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester. The Halifax has its or ...

, a British 4-engine heavy bomber of World War II

Sports

England

* F.C. Halifax Town, a professional football club **

Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. They played in the English Football League from 1921 to 1993 and from 1998 to 2002. The club was dissolved in 2008, but reformed that July ...

, a former professional football club *

Halifax Panthers The Halifax Panthers are a professional rugby league club in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They play home games at The Shay and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Halifax Panthers have won the League Ch ...

, a professional rugby league club

Canada

Halifax Thunderbirds The Halifax Thunderbirds (known colloquially as the T-Birds) are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The Thunderbirds play their home games at Scotiabank C ...

, a professional box lacrosse team * Halifax Hurricanes, a professional basketball team *

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

, a junior ice hockey team * Halifax Wanderers FC, a professional soccer team

Other uses

* Halifax College, a college of the University of York, England * Halifax station (disambiguation), stations of the name

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