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Halifax County, VirginiaHalifax County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameHalifax is named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryHalifax County, Virginia formed from Lunenburg County. [Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation, by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson, originally published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July 1916, reprinted 1992 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.] Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752. Its area is 805.7 square miles, and the county seat is Halifax. According to the 2000 census, its population is 37,355. The city of South Boston reverted to the county in 1995. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 830 square miles (2,149 kmē), of which, 819
square miles (2,122 kmē) of it is land and 10 square miles (27 kmē) of it (1.24%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
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