Halifax County

county in Virginia, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_virginia Q505886
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Halifax County

Summary

Halifax County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #37 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Halifax County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Halifax County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Halifax County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Halifax County's capital is recorded as Halifax[6].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Charlotte County[7].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Campbell County[8].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Mecklenburg County[9].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Granville County[10].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Person County[11].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Caswell County[12].
  • Halifax County's shares border with is recorded as Pittsylvania County[13].
  • George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax is named after Halifax County[14].
  • Halifax County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Halifax[15].
  • Halifax County's Commons category is recorded as Halifax County, Virginia[16].
  • 1752 marks the founding of Halifax County[17].
  • Halifax County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.77, 'lon': -78.94}[18].
  • Halifax County's significant event is recorded as boundary change[19].
  • Halifax County's significant event is recorded as boundary change[20].
  • Halifax County's official website is recorded as https://www.halifaxcountyva.gov/[21].
  • Halifax County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Halifax County, Virginia[22].
  • Halifax County has a population of {'amount': '+36241'}[23].
  • Halifax County has a population of {'amount': '+36155'}[24].
  • Halifax County has a population of {'amount': '+36022'}[25].
  • Halifax County has a population of {'amount': '+35817'}[26].
  • Halifax County has a population of {'amount': '+35401'}[27].

Body

Geography

Halifax County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Halifax County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2149'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+36241'}[23], {'amount': '+36155'}[24], {'amount': '+36022'}[25], {'amount': '+35817'}[26], {'amount': '+35401'}[27], and {'amount': '+35125'}[29].

Designation and Status

Halifax County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

1752 marks the founding of Halifax County[17]. George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Halifax County draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #37 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui C3815146
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  2. 17d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of county of Virginia
    Official website https://www.halifaxcountyva.gov/
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Halifax
    Instance of
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