Halifax commonly refers to:
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...
, Canada
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...
, England
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Halifax (bank), a British bank
Halifax may also refer to:
Places
Australia
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Halifax, Queensland
Halifax is a town and a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.
Geography
Halifax is on the Herbert River, nor ...
, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook
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Halifax Bay, a bay south of the town of Halifax
Canada
Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...
, the capital city of the province
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Downtown Halifax
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Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the municipality
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Mainland Halifax, a region of the municipality
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Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996
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Halifax (federal electoral district)
Halifax is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries and different numbers of members) in the H ...
, a federal electoral district
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Halifax (provincial electoral district) Halifax was a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected three, and then five members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1933, at which point Halifax County was divided ...
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Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax largely owes its existence to the harbour, being one of the largest and deepest ice-free natural har ...
, a saltwater harbour
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Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979
Prince Edward Island
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Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
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Halifax Range, a mountain range
United Kingdom
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...
, England
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Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)
United States
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Halifax, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Allen County
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Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,749 at the 2020 census.
History
Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing ...
, in Plymouth County
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Halifax (MBTA station)
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Halifax, Missouri
Halifax is an unincorporated community in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
History
A post office called Halifax was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1925. The community was named after Halifax, Nova Scotia ...
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Halifax, North Carolina
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Halifax County, North Carolina
Halifax County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,622. Its county seat is Halifax. Halifax County is part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
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Halifax, Pennsylvania
Halifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. It is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and the Susquehanna River. The population was 795 at the 2020 census ...
, a borough in Dauphin County
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Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,355 at the 2020 census.
History
Halifax Township takes its name from Fort Halifax on the Susquehanna River.
The Clemson Island Prehistoric ...
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Halifax, Vermont
Halifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 771.
History
Halifax was the second town chartered, west of the Connecticut River on May 11, 1750, by New Hampshire Governor Be ...
, in Windham County
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Halifax, Virginia
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,309 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County.
History
Halifax County Courthouse, Mountain Road Historic District, ...
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Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax, Virginia, Halifax.
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(named for
George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the ...
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Halifax area
The Halifax area or simply Daytona is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the area around Daytona Beach. It is roughly coextensive with the Daytona Beach metropolitan area and Volusia County. There have been a number of attempts ...
, in Florida
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Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for ...
, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
People
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Halifax (name) Halifax is an English surname.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Title
* Earl of Halifax, a British title created four times and held by, among others:
** Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715), English poet and st ...
, including a list of people and characters with the name
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Earl of Halifax
Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history—once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to the town of ...
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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Halifax (band), an American rock band
*"Halifax", a song by Pete Yorn from ''
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Television
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Halifax f.p., an Australian television crime series
Brands and enterprises
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Halifax (bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
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Halifax (Ireland), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
Military
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HMCS ''Halifax'' (FFH 330), the lead ship of the ''Halifax'' class
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''Halifax''-class frigate, of the Canadian Navy
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HMCS ''Halifax'' (K237), a World War II Flower-class corvette for convoy escort duties
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HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego
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HMS ''Halifax'' (1768), a 10-gun schooner originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765
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HMS Halifax (1775), a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold 1780
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HMS Halifax (1780), an 18-gun sloop, originally USS ''Ranger'', renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on 11 May 1780, and sold in 1781,
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HMS Halifax (1782), a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1782 and sold in 1784
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HMS Halifax (1800), a 10-gun brig, the captured French ''Marie'', renamed from in 1800 and sold in 1802.
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HMS ''Halifax'' (1806), an 18-gun sloop launched in 1806 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and broken up in 1814
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Handley Page Halifax, a British 4-engine heavy bomber of World War II
Sports
England
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F.C. Halifax Town, a professional football club
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Halifax Town A.F.C., a former professional football club
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Halifax Panthers, a professional rugby league club
Canada
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Halifax Thunderbirds, a professional box lacrosse team
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Halifax Hurricanes, a professional basketball team
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Halifax Mooseheads
The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...
, a junior ice hockey team
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Halifax Wanderers FC, a professional soccer team
Other uses
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Halifax College, a college of the University of York, England
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Halifax station (disambiguation), stations of the name
See also
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Halifax Explosion
On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ''Mont-Blanc'', laden with Explosive material, high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastat ...
, a 1917 explosion that leveled a large portion of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Halifax Gibbet
The Halifax Gibbet was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Estimated to have been installed during the 16th century, it was used as an alternative to beheading by axe or sword. Halifax was once part of ...
, an early guillotine used in Halifax, West Yorkshire
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