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, 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), a federal electoral district
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Halifax (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district
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Halifax Harbour, 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, 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
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Halifax, North Carolina
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Halifax County, North Carolina
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Halifax, Pennsylvania, a borough in Dauphin County
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Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Halifax, Vermont, in Windham County
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Halifax, Virginia
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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
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, 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, a 1917 explosion that leveled a large portion of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Halifax Gibbet, an early guillotine used in Halifax, West Yorkshire
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