Halifax County, North Carolina

Halifax County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 57,370. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from. It was named for, from 1748 to 1761.

In the southeastern part of Halifax County was combined with part of  to form.

Law and government
Halifax County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,894 (731 ). 1,879 km² (725 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.82%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into twelve : Brinkleyville, Butterwood, Conoconnara, Enfield, Faucett, Halifax, Littleton, Palmyra, Roanoke Rapids, Roseneath, Scotland Neck, and Weldon.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 57,370 people, 22,122 households, and 15,308 families residing in the county. The was 31/km² (79/sq mi). There were 25,309 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 42.57%, 52.56% or , 3.14% , 0.54% , 0.02% , 0.47% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,122 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.10% were living together, 20.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,459, and the median income for a family was $33,515. Males had a median income of $28,025 versus $20,524 for females. The for the county was $13,810. About 19.40% of families and 23.90% of the population were below the, including 33.00% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.