Halifax County

Region: Coastal Plains
County Seat: Halifax
Population: 57,370¹
Towns & Cities: Enfield, Roanoke Rapids

Halifax County was formed from Edgecombe County in 1758. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Bertie, Martin, Edgecombe, Nash, Warren and Northampton counties.²

Additional County History


	Education (1)
	Government & Community Bodies (1)

¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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North Carolinians are nicknamed the "Tar Heels".

It not exactly evident where this nickname originated, but it seems to have given birth during the Civil War. North Carolina's troops were said to have tar on their heels, because they would not run in battle even as other states retreated.