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Population in July 2007: 1,272. Population change since 2000: -8.0%
 

Males: 692  (49.8%)
Females: 697  (50.2%)

Halifax County

Median resident age:  42.3 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24558.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $34,871 in 2000)
Halifax  $36,200
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $111,800 (it was $93,800 in 2000)
Halifax  $111,800
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Halifax:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.1%)
  • Black (36.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Halifax: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.9%), English (13.3%), German (5.3%), Irish (4.1%), Italian (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1875

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 3.80 square miles.

Population density: 337 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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%

30 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe).

This town:  2.2%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Halifax, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Halifax to the number of sex offenders is 117 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Halifax:  0.5% ($485)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
Halifax satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (47.2 miles , pop. 65,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (68.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (342.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Boston, VA (4.3 miles ), Scottsburg, VA (9.5 miles) , Virgilina, VA (18.5 miles) , Brookneal, VA (19.9 miles ), Milton, NC (24.9 miles) , Phenix, VA (25.2 miles) , Roxboro, NC (26.1 miles ), Clarksville, VA (27.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $170,900
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 36.76 N, Longitude: 78.93 W


People in group quarters in Halifax
  • 152 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 21 people in nursing homes
  • 17 people in other group homes

Area code: 434

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Population change in the 1990s: +694 (+99.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


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Crime in Halifax by Year

Type 2003 2004 2006
Murders 010
    per 100,000 0.075.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Burglaries 104
    per 100,000 74.10.0306.3
Thefts 1178
    per 100,000 815.4524.7612.6
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 105.2) 37.8170.945.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.90
US city average:  3.00

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Halifax-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/24/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Halifax town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 10/27/1995, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Halifax topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Halifax:
  • HALIFAX-SOUTH BOSTON COMM HOSP (2204 WILBORN AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Halifax:
  • PERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ROXBORO, NC)
  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; OXFORD, NC)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; DANVILLE, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Halifax, 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)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
Public elementary/middle schools in Halifax:
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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Notable locations in Halifax: Halifax Country Club (A), Halifax County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Halifax Town Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Banister Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Terrible Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Halifax: Mountain Road Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Courts: Halifax County - Circuit Court Clerk (Court House Square), Halifax County - General District Court Traffic (8 South Main Street), Halifax-Pittsylvania Court Services (129 South Main Street), Halifax County - Juvenile & Domestic Relations- Court Services (Courthouse Square Unit UNIT).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Halifax and their reported violations in the past:

CLOVER, COMMUNITY OF (Population served: 290, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-07-2001), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-07-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-08-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-27-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-27-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-08-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2000)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between DEC-31-1998 and SEP-29-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-1999)
CARLBROOK SCHOOL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Halifax that have no violations reported:
  • HALIFAX, TOWN OF (Population served: 1389, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.3%

Halifax compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Halifax (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Centreville Branch at 3300 Halifax Road, branch established on 1974-05-01; Halifax Branch at 290 South Main Street, branch established on 1966-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Halifax County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, VA  0.30% ($27,605 average AGI)
from Pittsylvania County, VA  0.24% ($28,467)
from Danville city, VA  0.23% ($23,379)


3.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.81%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Danville city, VA  0.30% ($24,868 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, VA  0.21% ($21,704)
to Pittsylvania County, VA  0.19% ($25,042)


Strongest AM radio stations in Halifax:
  • WSBV (1560 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: LINDA WALLER-BARTON)
  • WHLF (1400 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
  • WLVA (590 AM; 5 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WBTM (1330 AM; 5 kW; DANVILLE, VA)
  • WDVA (1250 AM; 5 kW; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)

Strongest FM radio stations in Halifax:
  • WHLF-FM (95.3 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: JLC PROPERTIES, INC)
  • WZZU (97.9 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA L.L.C.)
  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKVE (106.7 FM; SEMORA, NC; Owner: SOUTHERN ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
  • WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVL (88.3 FM; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WAKG (103.3 FM; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: PIEDMONT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W265AS (100.9 FM; CONCORD, VA; Owner: PAUL H. PASSINK)

TV broadcast stations around Halifax:
  • WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • W71AH (Channel 71; SOUTH BOSTON, ETC., VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W73AJ (Channel 73; SOUTH BOSTON, ETC., VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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